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Ugh merchant/ knuckle dragger

Turkish translation: Allah'ın öküzü

12:08 Oct 24, 2013
English to Turkish translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Description of a human being of low intelligence who resembles the caveman pictured in comics
English term or phrase: Ugh merchant/ knuckle dragger
The 'Ugh-merchant' is the hunched over twenty first century cave man, making primitive noises like 'ug/ugh' with his knuckles downward pointing to the ground. An insult used against those of extremely low intelligence, or general stupidity e. g.
-Bubba is such a knuckle dragger.
- He's so thick he can't put a sentence together. He's a real ug merchant.
Hellinas
Local time: 09:03
Turkish translation:Allah'ın öküzü
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Recep Kurt
Türkiye
Local time: 11:03
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I knew the word for caveman but didn't realise that it could be used of a modern so-called 'civilised' person.
However, I liked this alternative. I assumed it might be derogatory but a Turkish friend removed all doubt by giving me examples of the use of Allah'ın öküzü as derogatory. He wrote that if you see someone pissing under a tree in the middle of the city, or you see someone smoking in a public closed place you can say Allahın öküzü to that guy to start a fight ) It's usually said when you see someone do something uncivilized that seems out of place.

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3 +1Allah'ın öküzü
Recep Kurt
4mağara adamı
adem kaya


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ugh merchant/ knuckle dragger
Allah'ın öküzü


Explanation:
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Recep Kurt
Türkiye
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
I knew the word for caveman but didn't realise that it could be used of a modern so-called 'civilised' person.
However, I liked this alternative. I assumed it might be derogatory but a Turkish friend removed all doubt by giving me examples of the use of Allah'ın öküzü as derogatory. He wrote that if you see someone pissing under a tree in the middle of the city, or you see someone smoking in a public closed place you can say Allahın öküzü to that guy to start a fight ) It's usually said when you see someone do something uncivilized that seems out of place.

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ugh merchant/ knuckle dragger
mağara adamı


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adem kaya
Türkiye
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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