Frackin' Friday - OK in UK Guest Post

Hei! You see my little Finnish dude saying that up there. Had to use it at least once. There is one Finnish word we already know. Pronunced "Hey", easy enough, right!? I got this :)

Anyways, I am so happy to have Frackin' Friday back and in action!!! Woohoo, it had been two long weeks without any foreign cuss words. I was feigning for some, and I can only imagine that you were too. 

Not to fear, I have a great guest post of good ol' slangy foreign words for you today. Mollie, from over at OK in UK, brings us a little something different. 

She's an Oakie that moved to the U.K. a little over a year ago. If you haven't checked her out, you gotta jump over there and give yourself a good giggle or two.

She keeps trying to convince me that these words are ACTUALLY English, but they are so funny looking that I am still skeptical. I can't understand those lovely British people half the time anyways....and there is no way they understand me either. 

Anyhoo (that kinda sounded British, right?!), let's get on with a slew of British 'cuss' words. 

Or as Mollie puts it "some slang that isn't quite cursing, but sounds soooooo derogatory"

 Posh Totty

Meaning: posh - stylish and totty - good-looking woman

Chav

Meaning: a young white English male who embraces the hiphop culture as a birthright. Seen as quite stupid by many as they tend to leave school at 16 and not complete A levels. "They've taken wearing tracksuits and baseball caps to a new level of pikieness." 

Looking guuud, Chav! (source)

In usage: 

"I went to the loo, and BINGO, the bloody chav is there at the table sitting next to this posh totty!"

 

 

Couldn't Spell Work
Meaning: a lad or lass who can not or will not get a job because they are happy to stay on the dole.

Minger

Meaning: a lad or lass who fell out of the ugly tree at birth and hit every branch on the way down. Unattractive and malodorous

Haway!

Meaning: Come on now!

And I googled 'Minger' and didn't want to put any of those pics up, so instead I used a picture of a dog in a pub. Standard there!

In usage: 

"Ack, that Simon's a bloody minger, he is... Canna spell work for us now can he, haway?"

 

 

Don't you feel all classy and British and stuff?!?! Too funny. I really like these actually. Still English, but no one will have a clue what the heck you are talking about. 

If YOU have a submission for Frackin' Friday's foreign cussing lesson ('cause it is what we all need in life), email me at TexaGermaNadian (at) gmail (dot) com. 

Have a wonderful Frackin' Friday and a great weekend, bloggyland!!

Frackin' Friday - Guest Post: Dafeenah

Happy happy Friday! 

I am so happy to bring you another guest post for Frackin' Friday! The submissions that I have received have been hilarious! And today is no different. 

If you have a fun foreign cuss word (or a funny and obscure English one) to share and want to be FEATURED on an upcoming Frackin' Friday,  shoot me an email at: 

TexaGermaNadian (at) gmail (dot) com.

Take is away, Dafeenah!

I love learning new languages. One of the first tips I figured out on my own was that it is important WHO you learn the language from. Some people like my (ex) bro in law are assholes pranksters and they like to teach you inappropriate things to say. Which is exactly what happened to my (ex) sis in law. 

She and I are American. I met her after I married my (now ex) husband who is an Arab. She was married to his older brother. They lived out of state, far from us.

On Thanksgiving, my ex and I went to visit them. She and I were in the kitchen cooking when my (now ex) husband, her husband, and a few friends walked in. One of whom was a clergy man. 

I said the correct traditional Arabic greeting "Assalamu alaikum". She on the other hand said, "In-chubby. Kiss oom-ick". I almost choked on my own spit as soon as I realized what she was saying. The guys started laughing and making fun of her. But the shocked look on my face let them know I knew exactly what she had said.

They quickly left the room. I asked her who taught her and what did she think it meant. She said her husband had taught her it meant "Hello. How are you/nice to meet you". That is when I told her what it really meant.

"In-chubby. Kiss oom-ick"
"Shut up and go f*** your mother".

Needless to say she no longer repeated any of the Arabic words her husband taught her without first checking with me. 

So boys and girls let this be a lesson to you. It might be fun learning a new language. Just be the person teaching you isn't an ibnul kelb (son of a bitch). 

That's today lesson in how to learn a new language.

Thanks Lindsey for having me here.  If you'd like to hear more of my stories about living overseas, then visit my blog Dafeenah on Thursdays for my "Across the Pond" series where I share my experiences of being an American living overseas. 

Haha, I love the way she spelled out how to say this! Too funny, Dafeenah! Love it. 

And yeah, don't think I would want any of those guys to be my Arabic teacher! Yikes!

And thanks for the awesome Frackin' Friday feature! I never knew I would know Arabic, little less how to say something so, hmmm, charming, lol. 

Hope ya'll are having a great one, bloggyland!

And try not to get in trouble with this one ;)

Frackin' Friday - Guest Post: TriGirl

Well, blogger, that was interesting! You deleted a post and about 30 comments. Nice.

Eeee! So excited for my first featured Frackin' Friday guest!

Take it away, TriGirl!

Hi, TexaGermaNadian devotees!  I am super-excited that my very first guest post is on none other than Frackin' Friday! Woohoo!

Ok, down to business.  I have a little French lesson for you today. While I'm not French Canadian myself, I grew up in a bilingual community and learned French as soon as I learned to talk.  I was in French immersion schools and my parents and grandparents are also fluent in French.  This is a word I have heard for as long as I can remember, and some of you may recognize it as it resembles its Spanish counterpart.

The word is:

Merde. 

(Pronounced: mehrd.  Bonus points if you can use a hard French 'r', kinda like you're clearing your throat, but a rolled Spanish 'r' will work just as well.)

Translation:  Sh*t.  

As in,

By the way, my 91 year-old grandmother *swears* (heh) that "Merde" does not constitute cursing...I have 13 school teachers who would beg to differ with her :)

Thanks so much to TexaGermaNadian for letting me hijack one of the best post topics online!!

Happy Frackin' Friday everyone!  Hope your day is free of la merde!

Sincerely,

TriGirl

See, wasn't that fun?!?! :) Thanks so much TriGirl (for showing me up....haha, just kidding. You can't help that your feature was sooo awesome!)

Have a fun foreign cuss word to share? If you are interested in submitted your word and being featured on Frackin' Friday, shoot me an email at: TexaGermaNadian (at) gmail (dot) com.

ALSO, I am not sure if the whole blogger fiasco messed with the entry to the German Goodie Giveaway. If you haven't entered yet, visit this link to win a chance for some good ol' Deutsch treats. No strings attached!

Happy Frackin' Friday!