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Turkish · Frustration

Boku yedik!

boh-KOO yeh-DEEK · /boˈku jeˈdik/

Now we're really in it / we've screwed up big

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"We ate the shit"

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

How to use it

A notch past "sıçtık": the mistake has already landed and consequences are coming. Also "bok yemek" can mean to talk out of turn — "sana ne, bokunu yeme" ("mind your business, don't run your mouth"). Coarse but common among friends. Not for polite company or the office.

Heard in the wild

Yanlış hesaba para gönderdim — boku yedik.

I sent the money to the wrong account — now we're really in it.

Where it lands

Turkey-wide; informal

Quick answers

What does "Boku yedik!" mean?
In Turkish, "Boku yedik!" means "Now we're really in it / we've screwed up big". Literally it's "We ate the shit". A notch past "sıçtık": the mistake has already landed and consequences are coming. Also "bok yemek" can mean to talk out of turn — "sana ne, bokunu yeme" ("mind your business, don't run your mouth"). Coarse but common among friends. Not for polite company or the office.
Is "Boku yedik!" 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 "Boku yedik!"?
Say it "boh-KOO yeh-DEEK" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: boˈku jeˈdik.

Related in Turkish

Ya YAH Come on / seriously / ugh — a softener-slash-intensifier tacked on for feeling Of ya! OFF YAH Ugh! / For crying out loud! Hassiktir! hah-sik-TEER Holy shit! / Oh fuck! Eyvah! AY-vah Oh no! / Uh-oh! Tüh! TEW Darn! / Shoot! / Dang it! Kahretsin! kah-ret-SEEN Damn it! / Dammit!

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "What a mess".

how to say "What a mess" →

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