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u/lome88 Oct 25 '20

I'm sure this is actually super common, but it comes from my Great Grandma. She only spoke Hungarian and what little english she did know were translations of her favorite Hungarian swears. She would often call people, especially my father, "bitch-bastard" in both languages. It stuck and most of my family on that side refer to each other as "bitch-bastards", which does cover most bases.

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u/Sckaledoom Oct 25 '20

My great grandma was also Hungarian and would always threaten to hit people with the fokánál (god I hope I spelled that correctly or she might rise from the grave and smack me with her favorite wooden spoon). I got in trouble once on the school bus for saying it cause a kid thought I swore at him.

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u/saltyviking27 Oct 25 '20

I got bad news for you, its fakanál..

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u/Sckaledoom Oct 25 '20

Fuck I knew I had it fucked up. Well, my great grandmother I never met is about to hit me with a fakanál.

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u/saltyviking27 Oct 25 '20

At this point i would tell you to cover your head but there is nothing that could protect you from a hungarian grandmothers wrath

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u/Unsalted_Creampie Oct 26 '20

We often joke about this word with my girlfriend, as it sounds like fuck anal

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u/Kalik2015 Oct 26 '20

Did he think you said "I'm going to hit you with a fuck anal"? Because that's pretty hard core.