wed.., 30 apr., 2014: & yr nahuatl mum dresses you funny: give us This Day our Daily Curse

NAHUATL:   tlahuehuetzqui     (m / f )   +

         + )    odd person;  odd-ball;  weirdo.

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tues., 29 apr., 2014: german hierarchies, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GERMAN:  Babo... ‡

‡ )   “Boss...  /  “Chief” —  Used by German youth, often sarcastically... Etym., Turkish loan word

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mon., 28 apr., 2014: greek to thee & me, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

GREEK:  αδερφή  —  aderfi  (sing.)  / αδερφός  —  aderfós  ( pl.)  ‡

GREEK:  αδελφή  —  adelfi ( sing.)  /  αδελφός  —  adelfós  (pl.)   ‡

 ‡ )      Gay male,  efeminite  —  old school invective,  usually considered to be insulting & homophobic, equiv. to “sissy-mary”.  & relatively harmless, until you consider that over the past few months, Greek fascists  assassinated a famous artist merely for being sympathetic to gay rights, & speaking his mind on the issue...

 

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& sun., 27 apr., 2014: italian blasphomets, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Dio infame!  ‡

‡) “Vile & infamous God!”  NOTE: intended as a blasphemous & offensive oath  —  commonly heard & very popular & common w/ Italians,  esp. Catholics...

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sat., 26 apr., 2014: italian blasphomets, iv.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Dio infame!  ‡

 ‡  ) “Vile & infamous God!”  NOTE:  intended as a blasphemous & offensive oath — commonly heard & very popular & common w/ Italians, esp. Catholics...

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fri., 25 apr,, 2014: italian al dente, iii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

ITALIAN:  Portare male gli anni...  ‡

‡)  Lit.,  “[To]  carry the years badly...   i.e.,  “Past it’s sell-by [date]...”

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thurs., 24 apr., 2014: a certain gaelic scots outpatient care: give us This Day our Daily Curse

 GAILIC, SCOTS:  “Sùg mo thaigeis!” ‡

 ‡ )    “Suck my haggis!”  —  i.e.  &  e.g.,  but not ibid.,  “Suck my bollocks!”  /  “Suck my balls!”

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