Turkish · 28 phrases
Insults
The targeted stuff, from barnyard to brutal. Turkish loves an animal insult — you ox, you donkey, you cucumber — and layers idiots by flavor: "salak," "mal," "dangalak." Above them sit the honor words like "şerefsiz" that genuinely wound. Mind the line where mocking becomes fighting.
Ahmak ah-MAHK Fool / simpleton Angut ahn-GOOT Birdbrain / dopey idiot Aptal ap-TAHL Stupid / fool Eşek eh-SHEK Ass / stubborn idiot / rude oaf Ezik eh-ZEEK Loser / pushover Hıyar huh-YAR Jerk / clod / knob Korkak kor-KAHK Coward / chicken Lan LAHN Man / dude / hey — a rough vocative that dials the whole sentence up or down Mal MAHL Dumbass / thick / clueless Salak sah-LAHK Idiot / dummy Cehennemin dibine kadar yolun var! jeh-hen-neh-MEEN dee-bee-NEH kah-DAR yoh-LOON VAR You can go straight to hell Dangalak dahn-gah-LAHK Blockhead / bonehead Defol! deh-FOL Get lost! / Get out! / Piss off! Gerizekalı geh-ree-zeh-kah-LUH Moron / imbecile İt EET Cur / scoundrel / lowlife Nah! (yumruk-baş parmak) gesture Up yours! / You'll get NOTHING! / Not a chance in hell Öküz ur-KEWZ Oaf / boor / clumsy lout Pislik pis-LEEK Scumbag / dirtbag Yıkıl git karşımdan! yuh-KUHL GEET kar-shuhm-DAHN Get out of my sight / do one Amına koyayım! ah-muh-NAH koy-AH-yuhm Fucking hell / goddammit / fuck this Geber! geh-BER Drop dead / die Hakem şerefsiz! hah-KEM sheh-ref-SEEZ The ref's a cheat! / Dishonorable referee! Piç PEECH Bastard / little shit Şerefsiz sheh-ref-SEEZ Scumbag / dishonorable piece of work Siktir git! sik-TEER GEET Fuck off / piss off Yavşak yahv-SHAHK Creep / slimeball / smarmy little shit Ananı sikeyim ah-nah-NUH see-keh-YEEM (the mother-directed threat at the very top of the scale) Orospu çocuğu oh-rohs-POO cho-joo-OO Son of a bitch / son of a whore