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Skriven 2012-08-25 23:05:00 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
   Kommentar till text 2843 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: Profanities
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Hello Björn,

 LL>> Fan ta dig!

BF>A good example. "Fan" is one of the Swedish names of the Devil.
BF>Ergo: "may the Devil take you". A rather course expression here.

Sicilians have an even better expression: "Madone de mia"

The phrase literally means "My Virgin Mary", by to understand
the true meaning one must understand the Sicilian mind.  The term
is a slang term, used in much the same way as "Fuck you".  But in
Sicilian-speak it is like a prayer, meaning "My Virgin Mary - give
me some strength to put up with this nonsense."

 LL>> Ta dig i brasan!

 BF> LOL! A very mild expression. Roughly translating to "up yours".

 LL>> (I've always wanted to say that to a Swedish moderator) :)

BF>You are quite welcome! :)

Sicilians are nice when it comes to swearing.
Cajuns can be downright insulting, without even
realizing it.  For example -

Cajuns use a lot of French words that have similar but not
quite the same meaning as French words.  In Louisiana, Cajuns
sometimes refer to somebody acting like an idiot or a fool as
a "couillon".  Most Cajuns are not really offended by such a
remark, and let it slide.  However, if you ever call a Frenchman
a "couillon" it will probably be your last, the literal meaning
of the word being "testicle".  Best to stick with calling a
crazy person "fou fou".  :)

--Lee

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