Bapak kau punyer laki!
Swearing, I think, is an overlooked gem when appreciating the beauty of language. It has so far escaped the microscope of the learned linguist. Perhaps because swearing is a crude act deign only to be a habit of the underclass.
Swear words are among the most emotive examples of every day language and holds the uncanny ability to let itself be known as a swear word even when spoken in a language foreign to the listener. Swears words, like pr0n spam, come attached with explicit images, sometimes so crude it's hysterical.
But really, there is a beauty to swearing.
When you dissect the anatomy of a swear phrase, you realize that there are usually two parts to the phrase. A standard part followed by a differentiating part. Looking at the example of Bapak kau punyer laki!, the standard part reads as "Bapak kau punyer" which means "Your father's.." The standard part usually precedes an unflattering part of the human anatomy. For a greater impact, one uses not oft-mentioned parts of the human anatomy but this must be done with cautioned as some may not get the kind of impact we want.
Bapak kau punyer.. puki.
A standard issue swear word. I'm not even sure if fathers are supposed to have "pukis".
Bapak kau punyer.. kaki.
Meaning leg. Sounds close to puki but relatively harmless. Used when you're swearing at someone a lot bigger than you.
Bapak kau punyer.. Medulla Oblongata.
As mentioned, cautioned must be maintained when letting one's creativity go when having one's way with swearing. You do not want a pre-fight situation to degenerate into a biology class.
My personal favourite in the list,
Bapak kau punyer.. laki.
Meaning man. This is a pleasant sidetrack from the standard use of human anatomy. Immediate confusion reigns in. My father's what? Man? My father's man? .... eh Nabeh.." A subtle attack on the target's father's sexual orientation usually evokes a reaction not often seen when using standard anatomy as the differentiating part.
Sometimes it's not what is said but who is saying it. Syed, a friend of mine, talks about his grandmother who came down from Indonesia and who had this to say to his noisy little sister.
"Kau bising eh. Kau diam kalau tidak aku ikat kau kat pokok tu, terbalikkan kau abeh ambik kerrenga gigit kau punyer puki" or something to that effect.
Allow me to translate.
"You noisy little shit. You better shut up or I'll tie you to that tree, turn you upside-down and let the red ants bite on your vagina."
fierce. cue in the stunned silence moment. I'll be surprised if the kid isn't traumatized by the explicitness of it all. You start to wonder what other images might be locked in the grandmother's mind and then you realize that you really don't want to know and you shut up.
Amazing. Don't beat your children, mindf*ck them.
Daughter: "Dad, I want the new Britney Spears Cd"
Dad: "F*CK YOU, BITCH!"
Cool huh? Just make sure you don't use the "Your father's..." standard beginning set of swear words when you are the father. Won't reflect well on you.
Dad: "You father's man!"
Son: "Dad, is there something you want to tell me?"
Yup. Besides that, have fun!
Swear words are among the most emotive examples of every day language and holds the uncanny ability to let itself be known as a swear word even when spoken in a language foreign to the listener. Swears words, like pr0n spam, come attached with explicit images, sometimes so crude it's hysterical.
But really, there is a beauty to swearing.
When you dissect the anatomy of a swear phrase, you realize that there are usually two parts to the phrase. A standard part followed by a differentiating part. Looking at the example of Bapak kau punyer laki!, the standard part reads as "Bapak kau punyer" which means "Your father's.." The standard part usually precedes an unflattering part of the human anatomy. For a greater impact, one uses not oft-mentioned parts of the human anatomy but this must be done with cautioned as some may not get the kind of impact we want.
Bapak kau punyer.. puki.
A standard issue swear word. I'm not even sure if fathers are supposed to have "pukis".
Bapak kau punyer.. kaki.
Meaning leg. Sounds close to puki but relatively harmless. Used when you're swearing at someone a lot bigger than you.
Bapak kau punyer.. Medulla Oblongata.
As mentioned, cautioned must be maintained when letting one's creativity go when having one's way with swearing. You do not want a pre-fight situation to degenerate into a biology class.
My personal favourite in the list,
Bapak kau punyer.. laki.
Meaning man. This is a pleasant sidetrack from the standard use of human anatomy. Immediate confusion reigns in. My father's what? Man? My father's man? .... eh Nabeh.." A subtle attack on the target's father's sexual orientation usually evokes a reaction not often seen when using standard anatomy as the differentiating part.
Sometimes it's not what is said but who is saying it. Syed, a friend of mine, talks about his grandmother who came down from Indonesia and who had this to say to his noisy little sister.
"Kau bising eh. Kau diam kalau tidak aku ikat kau kat pokok tu, terbalikkan kau abeh ambik kerrenga gigit kau punyer puki" or something to that effect.
Allow me to translate.
"You noisy little shit. You better shut up or I'll tie you to that tree, turn you upside-down and let the red ants bite on your vagina."
fierce. cue in the stunned silence moment. I'll be surprised if the kid isn't traumatized by the explicitness of it all. You start to wonder what other images might be locked in the grandmother's mind and then you realize that you really don't want to know and you shut up.
Amazing. Don't beat your children, mindf*ck them.
Daughter: "Dad, I want the new Britney Spears Cd"
Dad: "F*CK YOU, BITCH!"
Cool huh? Just make sure you don't use the "Your father's..." standard beginning set of swear words when you are the father. Won't reflect well on you.
Dad: "You father's man!"
Son: "Dad, is there something you want to tell me?"
Yup. Besides that, have fun!
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