Word USED Very frequently BY People
Nawroz is composed of two words: /naw/or /no/: new and /roz/: day. Which means new day. It is the first day of solar year which is the celebration of spring and new year in Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan and other neighboring countries.
In the new year we say "nawroz peroz" or "nawroz mubarak"
Have a successful new day/year Happy new year
Submitted March 2023 by anonymous
Abbreviation USED Very frequently BY Most People
A short form of McDonald's.
"Do you want to go to Maccas?"
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(to your health!) • Said when someone sneezes, also used when proposing a toast and clinking glasses.
*někdo kýchne* "Na zdraví!" "Díky."
*someone sneezes* "To your health!" "Thanks"
Submitted January 2022 by anonymous
Portuguese
Portuguese speaking countries
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
Asking someone to stop joking around.
"Temos de nos despachar, deixa de brincadeiras já!"
"We have to hurry up, stop fooling around!"
Submitted August 2021 by pedronaila
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(Speak(s) Hindi) • Use this expression for somebody who either speaks unintelligibly or talks nonsense. You can construct a question using this idiom to mock the addressee's inability to understand what you're saying.
"فهمت الدرس؟"- "ولا أي كلمة"- "!هو أنا بتكلم هندي؟"_
A: "Did you understand the lesson?" B: "No. Not a single word of it." A: "Was I speaking Hindi?!"
Submitted July 2021 by anonymous
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
Used to wish somebody to be more active and energetic while he or she is doing something.
"سلاو، ماندوو نه بن"
"Hello, do not be tired"
Submitted June 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It means somewhere really far away. Middle of nowhere. It’s a rural area said to still be living under colonization from how outdated it is.
"Não posso namorar com ela. Vive em Nkobe."
"I can’t date that girl. She lives in Nkobe."
Spanish
Xalapa, Veracruz,
Mexico
Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
It’s a light sprinkling or drizzle of rain that lasts for days at a time, usually accompanied by fog
"Hoy hubo chipi-chipi todo el día, pero no llovió hasta las 7 de la noche."
"There was chipi-chipi all day today, but it didn’t rain for real until 7pm."
Croatian
| Kaikavian
Northern Croatia,
Croatia
Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • It's the thing used to grab liquid, most commonly soups.
"Možeš li mi dohvatiti šeflju da izgrabim juhu?"
"Can you give me the grabber to grab the soup?"
Submitted May 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY French people
(I beat my testicles with it) • I don't care.
"As-tu vu le nouveau film des Avengers?" "Franchement, je m'en bats les couilles!"
"Did you see the new Avengers movie?" "Frankly, I beat my testicles with it!"
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Everybody
(for a bank) • Used to express certainty. An idiomatic equivalent to the English "for sure". Can also be used sarcastically.
"Czy będziesz dzisiaj na przyjęciu?" "Na bank!"
"Are you coming to today's party?" "for a bank!"
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Young people who menstruate
(strawberry week) • To have one’s ‘strawberry week’ means that one is currently menstruating.
“Ich möchte heute nicht mitkommen, mir geht’s heute nicht so gut.” “Oh, was ist los?” “Erdbeerwoche.”
“I don’t want to come with today, I’m not feeling well.” “Oh, what’s up?” “Strawberry week.”
French
| Québécois
Québec,
Canada
Expression USED Very frequently BY Usually younger people
(to fall in one's week) • Used as a euphemism to mean “starting your period”.
“As-tu un tampon? Je viens de tomber dans ma semaine.”
“Do you have a tampon? I just fell in my week.”
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Idiom USED Very frequently BY Young People
(my steak drips) • Used to say that you or someone else is menstruating.
"¡Hola! ¿Quieres salir esta noche?" "No puedo, me chorrea el bife"
"Hi! Do you want to go out tonight?" "I can't, my steak drips"
Slang USED Very frequently BY anyone
(Santa has arrived) • it is a euphemism for the starting of one's period
"Miért nem jössz úszni? Megjött a Mikulás?"
"Why aren't you coming to swim? Has Santa arrived?"
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
Expression USED Very frequently BY Women
(I have my things) • It litterally means 'I have my things' and it refers to the menstrual period.
"Lasciami stare che ho le mie cose."
"Let me be, I have my things."
Slang USED Very frequently BY Most People
(tangerine) • A man who does whatever his girlfriend tells him to do because she has the power.
"David no vino a la fiesta porque su novia se enojaba si él venía." "Jaja, mandarina el man!"
"David didn't come to the party cause his girlfriend would've got angry at him if he had." "Haha, such a tangerine!"
Submitted January 2021 by psan2811
Slang USED Very frequently BY Most People
(you shrimp) • Way to address a person who is a very bad driver.
"Oye camarón, pon luces!"
"Hey you shrimp, turn your lights on!"
Submitted January 2021 by psan2811
Slang USED Very frequently BY Young People
A synonym for money.
"Eh güey, vamos por algo de comer." "Lo siento, no traigo nada de feria."
"Hey man, let's go grab something to eat." "Sorry, I don't have any money."
Submitted January 2021 by anonymous
