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I apologise in advance if this is going to offend some posters, but I'm genuinely curious:

What is the strongest/most offensive taboo word in Colombia?

In the UK, the C word is considered the vilest epithet. In the US, I hazard it's 'mother...'?

So what utterance would cause most upset in Colombian polite society?

By kalder on Nov 4, 2007, 11:48 in Friendly Talkzone. AddThis Social Bookmark Button


Monpirri says on Nov 4, 2007, 11:54:

cachaco corroncho

The life spam of a taste bud is ten days

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billyb says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:01:

Rolo?

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Monpirri says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:12:

Rolo voltiarepas

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Plato says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:18:

The C word, used towards women, is foul too.

Plato

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those [liberals] who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.--Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321)

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LA_MONA says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:23:

Sorry I chickened out and edited some I know...

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

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Lowell says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:32:

My wife extremly hates the word "Pera/Bitch, even though I've tried to explain to her its common use. She'd rather be called a "cu-t"

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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billyb says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:39:

Malparido and ihueputa come to mind. Cacorro and ihueperra also, but rolo is still worse, jaja.

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lpdiver says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:44:

heferty is the one my wife detest the most.

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"cook some rice!"

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Monpirri says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:45:

Jajajaja how about paisa voltiarepas!

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LA_MONA says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:46:

Pirobo y gonorrea, malparido.

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Monpirri says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:48:

colombiano chimbao! As ColombianoX used to say.

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LA_MONA says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:49:

*

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robi666 (Trustee board) says on Nov 4, 2007, 12:53:

gonorrea ihueputa is pretty bad here in Medellin...

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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robi666 (Trustee board) says on Nov 4, 2007, 13:08:

Sorry, which is the c-word?

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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lpdiver says on Nov 4, 2007, 13:12:

robi...It rhymes with runt.

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"cook some rice!"

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robi666 (Trustee board) says on Nov 4, 2007, 13:16:

oh, ok, "to count"... what so bad with this word? ;-)

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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Ekdog says on Nov 4, 2007, 13:18:

For Christ's sake! I can't believe how puritanical you gringos are. Why the hell don't you just come out and say 'fuck' or 'cunt' or whatever instead of this 'f word/ c word' crap? They are just words, people! Spit them out!

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Colombiche says on Nov 4, 2007, 14:18:

Mona is right. I think the worst insutl in colombia is Gonor**a.

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Leeroy says on Nov 4, 2007, 14:30:

I'm with Ekdog

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Gator says on Nov 4, 2007, 15:15:

¡Troll! would be number one

Lets see, t u puta madre me la chupa is usually good for a beating as is triplejueputa, unless, of course, you are a remalparido. Mal Parido whould have to be included and métase el dedo por el culo.

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Nov 4, 2007, 15:23:

For the business and political class my guess would be: AUDIT

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MitchAlvarez says on Nov 4, 2007, 15:50:

tinto right on man.

you say audit i say hide.

but as far as bad words??? let me think gonor$%, malpar&*^%, hijuep&*^%, carechim$%, and cacorr&.

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gabolicious says on Nov 4, 2007, 15:58:

" at gonor$%, malpar&*^%, hijuep&*^%, carechim$%, and cacorr&."


hahahahahahahaha guys just write the entire word!

if we are going to discuss a topic, in this case foul language, let us write complete words so you can answer our friend kalder-s question

Elección no canonización....

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MitchAlvarez says on Nov 4, 2007, 15:59:

gablicious just trying to keep some class here lol just bit.

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gabolicious says on Nov 4, 2007, 16:22:

don't worry mitch... it is just that I read it and made me laugh...

=)

Elección no canonización....

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Mr. Hollywood says on Nov 4, 2007, 16:49:

The worst insult here is the sound of the moto as it pulls up beside you right before they unload about 30 rounds into your twitching corpse.

That and "accountability"

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Colombiche says on Nov 4, 2007, 17:26:

Isn't cacorro only used by paisas?

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Colombiche says on Nov 4, 2007, 17:27:

cacorro "tapao", mas "dañao".....

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Robert Jorge says on Nov 4, 2007, 17:30:

Kalder, I have heard from many people that "cunt" is also the worst word to use in the US. "Motherfucker" can actually be a term of endearment here. It depends on the context. But "cunt", ... well, there just isn't anytime where using that word is a good thing. I didn't realize the power of that word until I called my ex that back in '00. I don't know where it came from, it's not part of my vocabulary - but when she heard that word, all hell broke loose.

Anyway, the wife says HP is about the worst thing to be called in Colombia. Malparido was up there too. As far as I can gather, MP is basically calling somebody the product of a bad birth???

He who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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Plato says on Nov 4, 2007, 18:02:

"Cunt" is the worse. Sometimes it's more indicative about the person hurling it and than the person receiving it. In other words, one would have to be really pissed (or ropable in aussie terms) to hurl that word. "Mother fucker", SOB, ass hole, bitch - these terms lost their sting eons ago. To me they just mean " Dude!!!!"

Plato

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those [liberals] who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.--Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321)

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gringolondinense says on Nov 5, 2007, 01:10:

puta!

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kalder says on Nov 5, 2007, 01:26:

Many people find swear words threatening, irksome or just downright silly. But in everyday usage their sting can be pulled by tone, facial expression, body language etc. It's hard to contextualise in that manner on the web. So I, for one, am content to adhere to the tenets of propriety. The F word, the C word etc. will remain as written.

Call me puritanical, but I'll leave the full blooded stuff to all the 'street' and 'funky' rebels out there.

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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kalder says on Nov 5, 2007, 01:27:

malparido

Yes, that's a nasty one alright.

"kalder- have you ever had a woman?"--Sam Salmon

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LA_MONA says on Nov 5, 2007, 01:35:

Colombiche I think "gonorrea" is the worst one too.

Here are some of the ways my friends addressed me when they left voicemail this week:

Vea, ridicula asquerosa...,Vea, maldita enana...Hola Bruja Inmunda, Brujilda.....

Should I be worried, Colombiche? Jajaja

Para volar, es preciso tener resistencia. -M.Lin

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Man Tequila says on Nov 5, 2007, 02:53:

I suppose you think "mija" stands for "mi hija" and not "mi bruja"... but maybe your friends aren't from the coast... ;)

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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capitan_centella says on Nov 6, 2007, 08:14:

****** ** ** * * ****** * ****** ** *** ** * *!

Esa es la peor expresión que me sé.

XD.

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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capitan_centella says on Nov 6, 2007, 08:15:

Notaron al final el signo de exclamación. . .lo digo por que hay que decirla con GANAS. de lo contrario no sirve!

jajajajajjajaja

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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Monpirri says on Nov 6, 2007, 09:13:

Esa si es una palabra vulgar y con exclamacion y todo jajajajaj

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capitan_centella says on Nov 6, 2007, 09:38:

La verdad es que no hay una "sola palabra", como en el inglés. (I used to think that "wank*r" was the worst!) Y los gamines capitalinos son todos unos cervantes, a la hora de inventar groserias. A veces son frases sueltas, hipérboles sobre partes pudendas tanto masculinas como femeninas, (Usted parece un pipí! por que esta parqueado entre dos güevas!. . .) o sobre temas tan variados que se necesitaría un filólogo para solo hacer la compilación.

"When you open your eyes, you turn around with the world, But it can change, if you only close it, and see a dream to yourself." Me.

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manINred says on Nov 6, 2007, 12:49:

umm, well, india, carechimba, malparido, etc... used commonly in the height of insultdom where i was in Colombia. It depends, Paisas are amazingly inventive with insults and swearing. Often swearing/insulting is situational

For example i was witness to this: person X mistakenly thought personY was flirting with a mexican girl:
"ojala que esta puta india de mierda te pega un std... vos sos una gueva completa...malparido egoista etc..."

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borat says on Dec 18, 2007, 15:52:

what about twat

what you believe is not important, it's what you do that counts

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 18, 2007, 16:00:

I think it would be *beep* and *beep* or *beep beep* i think they are disgusting :)

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