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Switzerland — Phrase #10

🤝#10 Friendly Fire

Sieche!

/ˈziəxə/

Literal: Sick one!/Bro!

Feels like: A disease-word reclaimed as affection — calling your friend a "sick one" is Swiss warmth. The disease-as-endearment parallel to Dutch is coincidental

CurrentAdult/Peers⚠️ Mild

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More "Friendly Fire" from Other Countries

🤝#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

varies

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