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or profane language in Georgian that some of the words and phrases even evolved into a modern Georgian

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and ''

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'' Ilia II of Georgia have traditionally been very critical of Georgian profanity, describing it as "words of death and

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", that will result in "severe punishment by

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". After the

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of 2019, then-

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suggested to make Georgian profanity punishable and forbidden by law, but then- Minister of Justice of Georgia

Thea Tsulukiani Thea Tsulukiani ( ka, თეა წუნკალიანი; born 21 January 1975) is a Georgian politician who is currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of Georgia. She previously served as Minister of Justice from ...

ruled out such a scenario saying "that very law will put us all in prison, so it should stay protected by the

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Body parts

* ( ka, ყლე) dick.Friedman, p. 37 ** ( ka, ყლეო!) Hey you stupid! Literally "you, dick!". ** ( ka, ყლეთაყლე!) extremely stupid person. Literally "The dickest of dicks". ** ( ka, ყლიშვილი) stupid person. Literally "son of a dick". ** ( ka, ყლიფონა) stupid person. ** ( ka, ყლინჯი) stupid person. ** ( ka, ყლისთავა) dick-head. ** ( ka, ყლის ჭუჭყი) stupid person. Literally "penis smegma". ** ( ka, აყლისთავდა) describes a moment when a person falls. Literally "one that became a dick-head". ** ( ka, ჩემს ყლეს!) I don't give a fuck! Literally meaning "it can go to my dick!". ** ( ka, ყლეზე მკიდია!) I don't give a fuck! Literally meaning "it hangs on my dick". ** ( ka, ყლეობა) stupid deed, or low quality thing. ** ( ka, ყლექალა) a stupid girl, woman. Literally "dick woman". ** ( ka, გამოყლევებული) stupid person. ** ( ka, დაყლევებული) stupid person. * ( ka, კუტუ) little dick. * ( ka, ჭუჭუ) little dick. * ( ka, ყვერი) testicle, ball. ** ( ka, შენ ყვერებს ვენაცვალე!) literally meaning "I adore your balls" can be used as an expression of admiration from a parent to a son. * ( ka, მუტელი) cunt, pussy. ** ( ka, აუ რა მუტელია!) expressing admiration when seeing extremely beautiful and sexually attractive woman. Literally "wow, what a pussy!". ** ( ka, მუტლისმწოველი) a person who performs

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. Literally "one who sucks the pussy". ** ( ka, გაგმუტლავ!) I will beat the shit out of you! Literally "I'll turn you into a pussy". * ( ka, ფუჩუ) cunt, pussy of a young girl. * ( ka, ძუძუ) tits, breast.Friedman, p. 38 * ( ka, ჯიქანი) tits. (used in more rural areas). * ( ka, ტრაკი) ass. ** ( ka, ტრაკიანი) a brave person. Literally "someone with an ass". ** ( ka, ტრაკული) shitty. ** ( ka, უტრაკო) a coward. Literally "someone without an ass". ** ( ka, მაკოცე ტრაკზე!) kiss my ass! ** ( ka, რა გამიტრაკე საქმე!) you're such a pain in the ass! ** ( ka, მაზოლი მაქ ტრაკზე) I worked my ass off. ** ( ka, მეტრაკე)

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

male. Literally meaning "ass-er" i.e. someone who goes after ass. ** ( ka, ნუ გაატრაკე!) No way! Literally "don't act as an ass". ** ( ka, სადღაც ტრაკში) somewhere very far. Literally "somewhere in the ass".

Bodily functions

* ( ka, ტრაწი) shit,

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.Friedman, p. 39 ** ( ka, ტრაწიანი) a weak person or a coward. * ( ka, იჯვამს) one that shits himself. ** ( ka, ჩაჯმული) a person who is easily frightened or intimidated. ** ( ka, გააჯვი!) fuck off! Literally meaning "shit off". * ( ka, იფსამს) one that pisses himself. ** ( ka, ჩაფსმული) a person who is easily frightened and intimidated. * ( ka, მძღნერი) shit. * ( ka, კუილი) fart. ** ( ka, კუილივით გაიპარა) means "one that ran away cowardly" (literally means "sneak out like a fart"). ** ( ka, კუანა) a coward (literally means "Someone who farts").

Sexual

* ( ka, ტყვნა) to fuck. Words and phrases derived from it are the most used.Friedman, p. 40 ** ( ka, შენი დედა მოვტყან!) I fucked your mother! ** ( ka, შენ მოგიტყან დედის მუტელი!) I fucked the pussy of your mother! ** ( ka, შენ მოგიტყან დედის ტრაკი!) I fucked the ass of your mother! ** ( ka, შენი ჯიში მოვტყან!) I fucked your origin! ** ( ka, დედამოტყნული) Literally "mother-fucked", that may mean a dangerous person who can do bad, harmful and unpredictable things. ** ( ka, დედამოტყნულისერთი) Literally "one mother-fucked", that may mean a dangerous person who can do bad, harmful and unpredictable things. ** ( ka, ტყნაური) an act of fucking, sex. ** ( ka, მტყვნელი) a person who fucks, a fucker. It can sometimes have a positive description for a person who is considered wealthy, cool, brave or confident. ** ( ka, დედისმტყვნელი) a

motherfucker ''Motherfucker'' ( ), sometimes abbreviated as ''mofo'', ''mf'', or ''mf'er'', is an English-language vulgarism. It is a form of the profanity ''fuck''. While the word is usually considered highly offensive, it is rarely used in the literal ...

. It can be used as a term of admiration which may describe a wealthy, cool or confident person. * ( ka, შეცემა) to fuck. ** ( ka, შენი დედას შევეცი!) I fucked your mother! ** ( ka, შენი პირში შევეცი!) I fucked your mouth! ** ( ka, შეგეცი მუტელში!) I fucked your pussy! ** ( ka, შეგეცი ტრაკში!) I fucked your ass! * ( ka, გათხრა) to fuck, to stick in. Literally "to dig". ** ( ka, შენ დედას გავთხარე!) I fucked your mother! ** ( ka, გაითხარე ტრაკში!) Keep it (to stingy person)! Literally meaning stick it in your ass. * ( ka, ნძრევა) jerking off,

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. Literally meaning "to shake". ** ( ka, მძრეველა) a fapper. ** ( ka, შენძრეული) sly person. ** ( ka, შენ ხო არ ანძრევ?) Are you out of your fucking mind? Literally "are you jerking off?" ** ( ka, დაენძრა) Used to describe a situation when a person is in danger or should expect trouble to happen soon. * ( ka, პირში აღება) a

blowjob Fellatio (also known as fellation, and in slang as blowjob, BJ, giving head, or sucking off) is an oral sex act involving a person stimulating the penis of another person by using the mouth, throat, or both. Oral stimulation of the scrotum may ...

. Literally meaning "taking it in the mouth". * ( ka, ატეხილი) horny. Literally meaning "unchained". Used only for describing women.Friedman, p. 41 * ( ka, ახურებული) horny. Literally meaning "one in heat". Used for describing men. * ( ka, გათავება) to come,

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. Literally means "finish". ** ( ka, ვათავებ!) I'm coming! I'm about to ejaculate! ** ( ka, გავუთავე!) I ejaculated on her/him! * ( ka, თესლი)

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, seed. Sometimes can be used as a term of admiration for a thing or a person that is beautiful, cool or extraordinary. ** ( ka, უთესლესი) Used as a term of admiration for a thing or a person that is extremely beautiful, cool or extraordinary. Also can be used to describe a sly and dangerous person. ** ( ka, მიათესლა) one ejaculating on another sexual partner. ** ( ka, დაათესლა) one ejaculating on another sexual partner. ** ( ka, ჩაათესლა) one ejaculating inside another sexual partner's pussy, anus or mouth. ** ( ka, ჩამოთესლილი) derogatory description of foreigners, especially Asians, who visit Georgia.

Other expressions

* ( ka, ბოზი) slut, whore. ** ( ka, ბოზიიიშ!) holy fuck! ** ( ka, ბოზიშვილი) a despicable person. Literally "son of a slut". ** ( ka, ბოზანდარა) a despicable person. ** ( ka, ნაბოზარი) a despicable person. Literally "one that used to be a slut". * ( ka, ძუკნა) bitch. * ( ka, ძაღლიშვილი) a despicable person. Literally "son of a dog". * ( ka, ღორიშვილი) a despicable person. Literally "son of a pig". ** ( ka, ღორი) greedy person. Literally "pig". ** ( ka, ღრუსი) derogatory way of referring to

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. Literally meaning "Russian pig". ** ( ka, ღრუსეთი) derogatory way of referring to

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. Literally meaning "country of Russian pig". * ( ka, ვირიშვილი) a despicable person. Literally "son of a donkey". ** ( ka, მაიმუნო ვირიშვილო!) used for criticizing youngsters for misbehavior by the elderly. Literally "you're a monkey, son of a donkey". * ( ka, მშობელძაღლო!) Literally meaning "your parents are dogs" is used to describe a despicable person.Friedman, p. 42 * ( ka, მამაძაღლო!) Literally meaning "your father is a dog" is used to describe a despicable person. * ( ka, გოიმი) a loser, person who fails frequently and is unsuccessful in life. Word comes from Hebrew ''

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''. * ( ka, ღმერთმა დაგწყევლოს!) God damn you!

References

Bibliography

* Friedman, V. (1988) Elementary Georgian Obscenity.

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