What is the rudest thing you can think of to call somebody in a Spanish-type language. Actual geo origin of persons unknown. all genders relevant.

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It strongly depends on what you want to offend, where the person is from and the gender. Spanish is spoken in many places, and so has many, many variants. For example calling a gay porteño “puto” is just another Tuesday for him, telling it to a very homosexual Spaniard might be the worst insult ever, telling it to a Mexican he might be lost waiting for the actual curse since they use puto as an emphasis, e.g. “puto chingón”.

    Also Spanish is a gendered language, I can’t even think of a curse that doesn’t rely on knowing the receiving end gender, since all have masculine and feminine form. With all of that being said, I think the safest bet would be “Hijo/a de puta”, every place I know of uses this curse, and even if one doesn’t it’s very self understanding (unlike chingón, boludo, or gilipollas which are mainly use in their own countries and people from others might not even be fully aware of them)

    • RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com
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      13 hours ago

      Wouldn’t misgendering them add some spice?

      Calling a man a daughter of a bitch would be more offensive than calling him a son of a bitch, right?

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        12 hours ago

        Not really, especially if you’re a foreigner it sounds more like you’re mixing your genders than doing it on purpose.

        There are better ways to insult masculinity/femininity that clearly state your purpose.

      • SybilVane@lemmy.ca
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        12 hours ago

        Honestly, not really. They might think you’re just confused. Misgendering in that way doesn’t come across as offensive in Spanish as it does in English. There are way more effective ways to insult someone, even if you’re still aiming to demasculate them.