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Turkey — Phrase #3

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Hıyar

/hɯˈjɑɾ/

Literal: Cucumber

Feels like: Calling someone a cucumber implies they're dumb, useless, and just lying around doing nothing. The vegetable insult tradition is distinctly Turkish

CurrentAdult⚠️ Mild

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