πορδή
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to fart”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poɾˈði/
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
πορδή • (pordí) f (plural πορδές)
- (colloquial, vulgar) fart (intestinal gasses emitted from the anus)
- Έφαγε φασολάδα και μας τάραξε στις πορδές. ― Éfage fasoláda kai mas táraxe stis pordés. ― He ate bean soup and he drove us mad with his farts.
- (figuratively) little fart, little shit (a child, usually in the context of impudence or cheek)
- Ο γιος σου είναι μια σταλιά πορδή και αντιμιλάει. ― O gios sou eínai mia staliá pordí kai antimiláei. ― Your son is only a small little fart of a child and he's talking back.
- (figuratively) twit, fart (unimportant person)
- ο Νίκος είναι μια πορδή, μην τον ξεσυνερίζεσαι. ― o Níkos eínai mia pordí, min ton xesynerízesai. ― Nikos is a little twit, don't even bother with him.
Declension
Derived terms
- αλεποπορδή f (alepopordí, “puffball”, literally “fox fart”)
- πορδούλα f (pordoúla, diminutive)
- πορδίτσα f (pordítsa, diminutive)
Related terms
- με πορδές δεν βάφονται αβγά (me pordés den váfontai avgá)
- πετάγομαι σαν την πορδή (petágomai san tin pordí) (jump in uninvited)
- πέρδομαι (pérdomai) (to fart) (formal)
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