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In English, at one end of a scale are words like silly goose and at the other end are words like stupid asshole. And in Japanese, at one end are words like kamaboko baka 蒲鉾馬鹿 'silly chump' and at the other end are words like baka-yarō 馬鹿野郎 'damn fool'. The difference is in the degree of lexical diversification along the scales ...
Basically equivalent to the standard baka "idiot, fool", aho is both a term of reproach and a term of endearment to the Kansai speaker, somewhat like English twit or silly. Baka , which is used as "idiot" in most regions, becomes "complete moron" and a stronger insult than aho .
Similar to English, profanities that relate to the body tend to refer to the direct words for body parts and may not necessarily be negative words. [1] [14] Male profanities. くそじじい kusojijii – old fart, old hag (unpleasant old man) インポ inpo – impotent; ちんぽこ chinpoko – dick, penis, prick
Baka (Japanese word), meaning "fool; idiot; foolish" Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, or Baka, Japanese suicide planes; BAKA, the Muslim chaplain service of the Royal Malaysian Police; Baka indigobird (Vidua larvaticola), a variant spelling of barka indigobird, an African species of bird; Baka, the 1990 debut album of the world-music group Outback (group)
Baka (also called Be-bayaga, Be-bayaka, and Bibaya de L’est) is a dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon and Gabon. Ethnically, the people are closely related to the Aka , collectively known as the Mbenga ( Bambenga ).
Legends say that the baku will come into the child's room and devour the bad dream, allowing the child to go back to sleep peacefully. However, calling to the baku must be done sparingly, because if he remains hungry after eating one's nightmare, he may also devour their hopes and desires as well, leaving them to live an empty life.
Forget bad blood — bad words on Taylor Swift's albums before "The Tortured Poets Department" drastically increased since her 2006 eponymous debut, according to an unscientific Reddit chart.
This page should not be speedily deleted because it provides an explanation of a word in a foreign language. Baka is a word sometimes used in english, (ie, by anime fans) and some people may not understand the term. This article provides not only a translation, but also encyclopaedic information on the word's uses and origin.