machoot sala oloo ka pahta chaar sau bees
English translation: abusive language
| 21:32 Mar 29, 2010 |
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peer agreement (net): +1abusive language Explanation: three swear words, rough equivalents, sorry they aren't sweet but the asker could not know this. And if yu see the actual meaning in teh dictionary, they mean nothing unless you have the cultural background machoot - mother fucker oloo ka pattha - SoB - son of a bitch (literally "owl baby"!) char sau bees - fraudster thief (literally four hundred and twenty, refers to section 420 of the criminal code) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2010-03-30 13:44:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As Prakaash says, sala means brother in law - it's also a term of abuse in it's own right, though I'm not sure why! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2010-03-30 15:42:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- see http://en.allexperts.com/q/Indian-Culture-2871/cursing.htm where it says: One of Hindi's worst insults is to call a man brother-in-law, because it insinuates that you have slept with his sister. |
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