C1 — advancedgrammar25 words
Taboo language (for recognition)
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psȏvka | a swear word (Serbian swearing often targets the hearer’s family) |
| psòvati | to swear (imperfective, perfective opsovati; to scold is grditi) |
| opsòvati | to swear, to curse (at someone; perfective) |
| psòvati kȁo kočìjāš | to swear like a trooper (literally ‘like a coachman’) |
| ȕvreda | an insult (in words or deeds) |
| uvréditi | to insult, to offend (perfective; with se: to take offence) |
| vréđati | to insult (imperfective) |
| omalovážiti | to belittle, to disparage (hurtful without being coarse) |
| grúbōst | rudeness (feminine; a trait and a single act) |
| grȗb | rude (of a person or a tone); coarse, rough (to the touch) |
| pròstāčkī | vulgar, boorish (of speech and manners) |
| vùlgāran | vulgar, obscene (more formal than prostački) |
| nȅpristōjan | improper, indecent; impolite |
| bezòbrazan | rude, insolent, shameless; indecent (a strong word) |
| sránje | crap, shit; rubbish (vulgar; not with strangers or at work) |
| gȁdōst | something vile, a disgusting thing (feminine; strong but not a swear word) |
| glúpōst | nonsense, stupidity (feminine; mild disapproval) |
| budàla | a fool (feminine, also of a man; name-calling) |
| krètēn | a moron, a cretin (name-calling, stronger than budala; for recognition only) |
| màgarac | donkey; (of a person) an ass, an idiot |
| kòjī đȁvo | what the devil, what the hell (irritation) |
| ȉdi bèstraga | get lost (sharp but not obscene) |
| dođávola | damn it, to hell with it |
| kvrágu | damn (milder than dođavola) |
| zàboga | for God’s sake, for heaven’s sake (surprise or entreaty; polite; also pobogu) |
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