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What`s the funniest word in your language?

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Alka
Associate Technical Support Engineer
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 In Romanian we have "gărgăriță" which means ladybug and I think it's super cute and funny word. I also love calling little kids "gărgăriță" as a cute nickname ❤️

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Madalina Maria
Associate Technical Support Engineer
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Probably "yeah, nah" 😂🇦🇺

It sounds like we're saying yes and no at the same time, but in Australia it usually means "no."

And of course "nah, yeah" generally means "yes." 😄

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Phaneendra
Technical Solutions Consultant
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In French, the word "chou" means cabbage. But a common term of endearment is "mon petit chou" meaning something akin to my sweet or similar 🤷

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Joseph
Senior Technical Support Engineer
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I think "päkapikk" is one of the funniest Estonian words. It means "elf", especially the little Christmas elves. The word itself just sounds really funny! 

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Eliisa
Associate Technical Support Engineer
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Tenho estas aqui comigo:

Tá bom. → concordei.
Tá booom… → não concordei muito.
Tá bom então. → encerrei a discussão.
AH, TÁ BOM. → não acredito em uma palavra do que você disse.
Tá bom, vai. → você venceu pelo cansaço.

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Fernando Sotto dos Santos
Consultor de Atendimento Senior Grupo Casas Bahia
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I'm not sure if slang words count but for me, I find the word gas/gassed really funny. It's a London slang word that we use a lot it means getting hyped up, excited, or cocky over something small. What's funny is that when people who don't know the slang try to picture it literally, so they'll hear like 'he's fully gassed' and think the person is literally running on petrol or pumping gas! 

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Diluxshan
Associate Technical Support Engineer
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It's not a word, but a phrase: "vou esperar o sol esfriar", "I'll wait for the sun to cool down", we say that when we need to leave the house, but it's a really hot day hahaha.

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Camila Meneghini
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