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Greek · Frustration & Fate

μας γάμησε

mas gámise

mahss GHAH-mee-seh · /mas ˈɣa.mi.se/

It screwed us / we're done for / that ruined everything.

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"he/it fucked us"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

The passive-victim γαμώ: not "I fuck," but "it fucked us." Used when a situation, a decision, or a person wrecks your plans — "μας γάμησε ο καιρός," the weather screwed us. Watch-your- audience 3. Related: "γαμήθηκα" (I got fucked / I'm exhausted or done for) and "τη γάμησα" (I fucked it up). The verb's grammar is a whole mood system for disaster. Very common in everyday griping about work, weather, and bureaucracy.

Heard in the wild

Μας γάμησε η απεργία, δεν προλάβαμε την πτήση.

The strike screwed us — we missed the flight.

Where it lands

Greece & Cyprus (universal)

Quick answers

What does "μας γάμησε" mean?
In Greek, "μας γάμησε" means "It screwed us / we're done for / that ruined everything.". Literally it's "he/it fucked us". The passive-victim γαμώ: not "I fuck," but "it fucked us." Used when a situation, a decision, or a person wrecks your plans — "μας γάμησε ο καιρός," the weather screwed us. Watch-your- audience 3. Related: "γαμήθηκα" (I got fucked / I'm exhausted or done for) and "τη γάμησα" (I fucked it up). The verb's grammar is a whole mood system for disaster. Very common in everyday griping about work, weather, and bureaucracy.
Is "μας γάμησε" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "μας γάμησε"?
Say it "mahss GHAH-mee-seh" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: mas ˈɣa.mi.se.

Related in Greek

γαμώτο gamóto ghah-MOH-toh Damn it! / Dammit! γαμώ το / τη / τον… gamó to / ti / ton… ghah-MOH toh The productive Greek curse engine — 'fuck the [anything]' — how most heavy curses are built. σιγά sigá see-GHAH Big deal / whatever / calm down / as if — dismissive minimizing. τι στο διάολο ti sto diáolo tee stoh THYAH-oh-loh What the hell / what the devil. γαμώ την τρέλα μου gamó tin tréla mou ghah-MOH teen TREH-lah moo For fuck's sake / goddammit — self-directed exasperation. τι να κάνουμε ti na kánoume tee nah KAH-noo-meh What can you do / that's life / oh well — weary Greek resignation.

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Tough luck".

how to say "Tough luck" →how to say "What a mess" →

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