C'est pas le pogo le plus dégelé de la boite.
It kind of translate to: He/she is not the most unfrozen pogo in the box.
It implies that someone is not the smartest person around, actually the opposite.
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Intent wise, this has a lot of similar English phrases.
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"Not the sharpest tool in the shed."
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"Not the brightest crayon in the box."
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"About as sharp as a marble."
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"A few fries short of a Happy Meal."
some context: "pogo" is a brand of frozen corn dogs which is for some reason also a cultural staple
Me cago en la leche de tu puta madre
That's one I picked up in Málaga. Fun place haha
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"live fast and get fucked or whatever"
Not really an insult but it kinda sounds like one.
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Hebrew has a non-insult that sounds like an insult - "In your mother". It's not a polite phrase, mind you, but it's not usually used directly as an insult. It has many varied uses. it can be a shorthand for "Swear on your mother's life", mainly to express doubt (ex. "Dude, I won first prize in the lottery!" "really? In you mother!?") or a plea ("I really need a ride right now. In you mother, could you come pick me up?"). It can also be a modifier to "leave me alone", where "leave me in your mother" has about the same meaning as "leave me the fuck alone"/"fuck off".
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Despite being half Cypriot, I don't speak much Greek. Apologies to actual Greeks who realize how badly I'm butchering my transliterations here; my ancestors would be ashamed. (Most of them would probably just laugh at me though.)
That said, one of the funnier ones that used to go around in my family works like this: You yell for me from across the house. I respond "Di?" ("What?") And you yell again, usually meaning I should come over to wherever you are. Again, I say, "Di?" ("What?") And in exasperation, you respond, "Si kephali su tribidi!" (Your head is full of holes!) with emphasis on the last, matching, syllable as if to say "that's what!"
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"No me friegues, cara de tostada" don't fuck with me, tostada face. Much worse if the target is a spanish speaker.
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Swedish Skitstövel - shit boot, basically means asshole
Not in my language but it my local dialect "va' in mona" or "va' in figa" both translate to "go to (fuck a) p***y" and are short forms of
Va' in figa to' mare
which suggests the listener should go fuck his own mother's p***y. Very common insult in north-eastern Italy with no equivalent even in standard Italian.