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παπάρι

papári

pah-PAH-ree · /paˈpa.ri/

Idiot / dickhead — and 'παπάριες' = nonsense / bullshit.

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"testicle"

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

How to use it

Another testicle-based insult, roughly interchangeable with αρχίδι but with a more comic ring. "Παπάρα" or "παπάριες" means nonsense or rubbish — "λες παπάριες," you're talking crap. "Έγινα παπάρας" can mean "I got wasted / I made a fool of myself." Watch-your-audience 3. Greek has a remarkable number of ways to call someone a testicle; this is one of the friendlier ones.

Heard in the wild

Άσε τις παπάριες και πες μου την αλήθεια.

Cut the bullshit and tell me the truth.

Where it lands

Greece (mainland); understood in Cyprus

Quick answers

What does "παπάρι" mean?
In Greek, "παπάρι" means "Idiot / dickhead — and 'παπάριες' = nonsense / bullshit.". Literally it's "testicle". Another testicle-based insult, roughly interchangeable with αρχίδι but with a more comic ring. "Παπάρα" or "παπάριες" means nonsense or rubbish — "λες παπάριες," you're talking crap. "Έγινα παπάρας" can mean "I got wasted / I made a fool of myself." Watch-your-audience 3. Greek has a remarkable number of ways to call someone a testicle; this is one of the friendlier ones.
Is "παπάρι" 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 "παπάρι"?
Say it "pah-PAH-ree" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: paˈpa.ri.

Related in Greek

μαλάκας malákas mah-LAH-kahss Asshole / idiot — OR — dude / mate. The single most important word in Greek. βλάκας vlákas VLAH-kahss Idiot / fool / dummy. χαζός chazós khah-ZOHSS Silly / dumb / airhead — the gentlest 'you idiot.' αρχίδι archídi ar-KHEE-thee Asshole / jerk — a genuinely unpleasant person. μαλακισμένος malakisménos mah-lah-keez-MEH-noss Jerk-off / wanker — a nastier, no-affection escalation of malakas. κερατάς keratás keh-rah-TAHSS Cuckold — a man whose partner cheats; also a general term of abuse.

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "You idiot".

how to say "You idiot" →

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