C1 — advancedgrammar25 words
Taboo language (for recognition)
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| psȏvka | a swear word. Serbian cursing is largely formulaic and aimed at the hearer's family, so it lands harder than it sounds to a foreigner |
| psòvati | to swear (imperfective); to scold someone is grditi |
| opsòvati | to swear, to curse at someone (perfective of psovati) |
| psòvati kȁo kočìjāš | to swear like a coachman — the same image as the Russian idiom |
| ȕvreda | an insult (what was said); the feeling of being insulted is uvređenost |
| uvréditi | to insult (perfective); uvrediti se — to take offence |
| vréđati | to insult (imperfective of uvrediti) |
| omalovážiti | to belittle, to dismiss someone's worth (hurtful without being coarse) |
| grúbōst | rudeness (feminine; a trait and a single act) |
| grȗb | rude (of a person or a tone); also coarse to the touch |
| pròstāčkī | vulgar, boorish (of speech and manners) |
| vùlgāran | vulgar, obscene (more formal than prostački) |
| nȅpristōjan | improper, indecent (from pristojan, decent) |
| bezòbrazan | rude, insolent; indecent (a strong accusation) — not 'ugly', which is ružan |
| sránje | crap, rubbish (vulgar but very common). Recognise it; do not use it with strangers or at work |
| gȁdōst | something vile (feminine; strong but not a swear word) |
| glúpōst | nonsense, stupidity (feminine; mild disapproval) |
| budàla | a fool (feminine in form, used of either sex; moderately insulting) |
| krètēn | a cretin — a direct insult, stronger than budala. Recognition only |
| màgarac | donkey |
| kòjī đȁvo | what the devil (irritation) |
| ȉdi bèstraga | get lost (sharp but not obscene) |
| dođávola | damn it, to hell with it |
| kvrágu | damn (milder than dođavola) |
| zàboga | for heaven's sake — surprise or entreaty, entirely polite |
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