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σκατόψυχος

skatópsychos

skah-TOHP-see-khoss · /skaˈto.psi.xos/

A mean, petty, spiteful person — bad to the core.

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"shit-souled"

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

How to use it

A wonderfully specific compound: σκατό- (shit) plus ψυχή (soul). Not stupid, not merely rude — genuinely mean-spirited, stingy, the person who'd deny you a glass of water. Watch-your- audience 3. Greek loves these soul/heart compounds: κακόψυχος (evil-souled), καλόψυχος (kind-souled, the compliment). Grandmothers deploy σκατόψυχος with devastating quiet precision.

Heard in the wild

Ούτε ένα ποτήρι νερό δε σου δίνει, σκατόψυχος.

He won't even give you a glass of water, the spiteful wretch.

Where it lands

Greece (mainland); understood in Cyprus

Quick answers

What does "σκατόψυχος" mean?
In Greek, "σκατόψυχος" means "A mean, petty, spiteful person — bad to the core.". Literally it's "shit-souled". A wonderfully specific compound: σκατό- (shit) plus ψυχή (soul). Not stupid, not merely rude — genuinely mean-spirited, stingy, the person who'd deny you a glass of water. Watch-your- audience 3. Greek loves these soul/heart compounds: κακόψυχος (evil-souled), καλόψυχος (kind-souled, the compliment). Grandmothers deploy σκατόψυχος with devastating quiet precision.
Is "σκατόψυχος" 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 "σκατόψυχος"?
Say it "skah-TOHP-see-khoss" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: skaˈto.psi.xos.

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. παπάρι papári pah-PAH-ree Idiot / dickhead — and 'παπάριες' = nonsense / bullshit.

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