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  2. Spanish profanity - Wikipedia

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    Conch. Concha (lit.: " mollusk shell" or "inner ear") is an offensive word for a woman's vulva or vagina (i.e. something akin to English cunt) in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico. In the rest of Latin America and Spain however, the word is only used with its literal meaning.

  3. Tagalog profanity - Wikipedia

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    Lintik. Lintik is a Tagalog word meaning "lightning", also a mildly profane word used to someone contemptible, being wished to be hit by lightning, such as in " Lintik ka!''. [ 2] The term is mildly vulgar and an insult, but may be very vulgar in some cases, [ 20] especially when mixed with other profanity.

  4. Swardspeak - Wikipedia

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    Swardspeak (also known as salitang bakla (lit. 'gay speak') [1] or "gay lingo") is an argot or cant slang derived from Taglish (Tagalog-English code-switching) and used by a number of LGBT people in the Philippines.

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    After getting her “feet wet in the horror world” through American Horror Story, Paulson’s relationship with the genre blossomed from a love match into a “wonderful marriage” — and if ...

  6. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    Term used for the university one attends or has attended. Another university term, matriculation, is also derived from mater. The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by the university. It is also used for a university's traditional school anthem. alter ego: another I: i.e., another self, a second persona or ...

  7. List of loanwords in Tagalog - Wikipedia

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    An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...

  8. Passover - Wikipedia

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    The English term Passover is first known to be recorded in the English language in William Tyndale's translation of the Bible, [9] later appearing in the King James Version as well. It is a literal translation of the Hebrew term. [10] In the King James Version, Exodus 12:23 reads:

  9. Hokkien profanity - Wikipedia

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    lap-sap-uē / lah-sap-uē. Profanities of Taiwanese Hokkien Japanese ruled era. Hokkien is one of the largest Chinese language groups worldwide. Profanity in Hokkien most commonly involves sexual references and scorn of the object's ancestors, especially their mother. The mentioning of sexual organs is frequently used in Hokkien profanity.