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Netherlands — Phrase #10

🤝#10 Friendly Fire

Eikel

/ˈɛikəl/

Literal: Acorn (glans)

Feels like: Calling someone an "acorn" (euphemism for dickhead). Among friends, "eikel" with a laugh is mild teasing. It's the Dutch equivalent of calling someone a "knob" — insulting in form, affectionate in context

CurrentAdult/Peers⚠️ Mild

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🤝#10 Friendly Fire🇬🇧 United Kingdom

You absolute knob

/juː ˈæbsəluːt nɒb/

CurrentAdult/Peers✅ Low

🤝#10 Friendly Fire🇮🇪 Ireland

Ah, yer man's a gas cunt

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CurrentAdult/Peers⚠️ Mild

🤝#10 Friendly Fire🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Awrite ya mad cunt

/ɔːˈraɪt jɑ mæd kʌnt/

CurrentAdult/Peers⚠️ Mild

🤝#10 Friendly Fire🇺🇸 United States

What's up, asshole?

/wʌts ʌp ˈæshoʊl/

CurrentAdult/Peers⚠️ Mild