{"id":2810,"date":"2018-01-10T18:39:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T18:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2018-01-10T21:05:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T21:05:16","slug":"derogatory-greek-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/derogatory-greek-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Derogatory Greek words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\">The adjective <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2, \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac, \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc <\/span>means old. When used in compound nouns, it gives the second noun a pejorative meaning. It cannot be used with every noun. In this post, there is a list with the most common words compound by <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2- and a noun. <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\">Note: this post contains bad language in English<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2811\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2015\/03\/02\/21\/01\/forest-656552_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Forest 656552 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2811\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2811\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/forest-656552_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/forest-656552_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/forest-656552_640-350x223.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2:<\/strong> (\u03bf \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2: <span lang=\"en-US\">man) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">a bad and immoral person.<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> It is used only for men.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0397 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c7\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Their daughter got married to a bad man who was beating her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03b3\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"> (<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bf \u03b3\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">old man)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03b3\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bd\u03cd\u03c6\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b3\u03b3\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The mean old-man talks really bad to his daughter-in-low and his grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#3. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03b3\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"> (<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">old woman)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0397 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03b3\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b7 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">His mother, the old biddy, managed to separate him from his wife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b1:<\/strong> (\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b1: <span lang=\"en-US\">woman) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">it is <\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">old-fashi\u03bfned<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> and it means prostitute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5 \u03b2\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Every evening he goes out with hookers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03c3\u03bf<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>:<\/strong> (<\/span>\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9: <span lang=\"en-US\">girl) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">a naughty girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af, \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03c3\u03bf; \u039d\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03ae \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">What have you done, bad girl? Shame on you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>#6. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>:<\/strong> (<\/span>\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03af: <span lang=\"en-US\">child) In the si<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">n<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">gular it is used for boys and in the plural for boys or for boys and girls. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Haven&#8217;t I told you not to see these naughty kids?<\/p>\n<p><strong>#7: \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac<\/strong> <span lang=\"en-US\">(<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">work)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac \u03c3&#8217; \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">She is not paid well in that bad job (lit).<\/p>\n<p><strong>#8. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2: <span lang=\"en-US\">weather)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b9\u03b4\u03ad\u03c8\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">How will we travel in such a bad weather?<\/p>\n<p><strong>#9. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1: <span lang=\"en-US\">clothes)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He comes to school dirty and dressed in bad (ugly) clothes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#10. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>:<\/strong> (<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">house)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b5\u03b9: \u201c\u03a3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf \u03b8\u03ac\u03c8\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03ac\u03c0\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03c5.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">A Greek song says: \u201cIn this hovel we buried our love on a Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>#11. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"> (<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bf \u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">dog)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b5 \u03b4\u03ac\u03b3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The vicious dog bit me!<\/p>\n<p><strong>#12. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"> (<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b7 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">cat)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b5 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1!<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">The vicious cat scratched me!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>#13. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c0\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>:<\/strong> (<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">shoes): <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ugly shoes or shoes old and torn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c0\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c0\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Why do you still keep these old shoes in your closet?<\/p>\n<p><strong>#14: \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf:<\/strong> <span lang=\"en-US\">(<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">paper)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0388\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c8\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He wrote her phone number on a rough paper and he threw it away by accident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#15. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac<\/strong> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>(plural)<\/em>: (<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">food) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">not nutritious food, junk food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03cc\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03c7\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">My stomach hurts because of the junk food I ate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2812\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2016\/05\/06\/22\/57\/boots-1376855_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Boots 1376855 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2812\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2812\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/boots-1376855_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/boots-1376855_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/boots-1376855_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/boots-1376855_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/boots-1376855_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/boots-1376855_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The adjective \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2, \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac, \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc means old. When used in compound nouns, it gives the second noun a pejorative meaning. It cannot be used with every noun. In this post, there is a list with the most common words compound by \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2- and a noun. 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