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Rezalet!

reh-zah-LET · /ɾezaˈlet/

What a disgrace / this is a shambles

1/5 Grandma-safe

mild, playful; fine on daytime TV

Literally

"Disgrace / scandal"

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

How to use it

The word for public shoddiness — terrible service, a filthy toilet, a fiasco of an organization. "Rezalet!" as a standalone verdict, or "tam bir rezalet" (a total disgrace). Clean but withering; it's the sound of a bad Google review made flesh. "Kepazelik" is a folksier synonym.

Heard in the wild

İki saat beklettiler, rezalet!

They kept us waiting two hours — what a disgrace!

Where it lands

Turkey-wide; universal

Quick answers

What does "Rezalet!" mean?
In Turkish, "Rezalet!" means "What a disgrace / this is a shambles". Literally it's "Disgrace / scandal". The word for public shoddiness — terrible service, a filthy toilet, a fiasco of an organization. "Rezalet!" as a standalone verdict, or "tam bir rezalet" (a total disgrace). Clean but withering; it's the sound of a bad Google review made flesh. "Kepazelik" is a folksier synonym.
Is "Rezalet!" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
How do you pronounce "Rezalet!"?
Say it "reh-zah-LET" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ɾezaˈlet.

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" →how to say "Disgusting" →

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