μαλακία

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαλακία (malakía, self-indulgence, weakness), from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, soft, effeminate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [malaˈkia]
  • Hyphenation: μα‧λα‧κί‧α

Noun

μαλακία • (malakía) f (plural μαλακίες)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) masturbation, wanking
    Η μαλακία σε κάνει τυφλό.
    I malakía se kánei tyfló.
    Wanking makes you blind.
  2. (colloquial, vulgar, figuratively) stupidity, idiocy, nonsense, bullshit
    Όλο κάθεται και λέει μαλακίες.
    Ólo káthetai kai léei malakíes.
    All he does is sit around and talk bullshit.

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Synonyms

Derived terms

  • δια πάσαν νόσον και μαλακίαν (dia pásan nóson kai malakían, through every sickness and weakness)
  • τραβάω μαλακία (traváo malakía, wank)

Descendants

  • Latin: malacia
    • English: malacia
    • German: Malazie
    • French: malacie
    • Italian: malacìa
  • Romanian: malahie
  • Russian: малакия (malakija), малафья (malafʹja), молофья (molofʹja)
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