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Pislik

pis-LEEK · /pisˈlik/

Scumbag / dirtbag

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"Filth / dirt"

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

How to use it

"Filth" as a person — someone morally grubby, a snake. "Pislik herif," "pislik yapma" (don't be a dirtbag / don't pull something rotten). Cleaner-mouthed than the sexual insults but genuinely contemptuous. Friends-and-conflict register; not a joke word.

Heard in the wild

Arkadaşını satan pislik.

The scumbag who sold out his friend.

Where it lands

Turkey-wide; informal

Quick answers

What does "Pislik" mean?
In Turkish, "Pislik" means "Scumbag / dirtbag". Literally it's "Filth / dirt". "Filth" as a person — someone morally grubby, a snake. "Pislik herif," "pislik yapma" (don't be a dirtbag / don't pull something rotten). Cleaner-mouthed than the sexual insults but genuinely contemptuous. Friends-and-conflict register; not a joke word.
Is "Pislik" 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 "Pislik"?
Say it "pis-LEEK" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: pisˈlik.

Related in Turkish

Salak sah-LAHK Idiot / dummy Aptal ap-TAHL Stupid / fool Gerizekalı geh-ree-zeh-kah-LUH Moron / imbecile Mal MAHL Dumbass / thick / clueless Dangalak dahn-gah-LAHK Blockhead / bonehead Ahmak ah-MAHK Fool / simpleton

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Screw you".

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