Vulgar Multilingual Name Meanings

Users discuss how a project or product's name translates to swear words, vulgar terms like 'feces', 'balls', or 'poop', or other humorous meanings in languages such as Russian, Polish, Hebrew, and Slavic tongues.

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Arathorn • Jun 24, 2020 • View on HN

ironically the name is a dictionary word in many different languages... including both english and esperanto :D

qaq • Oct 14, 2024 • View on HN

Interesting naming decision it's actually a swear word in russian and given that top contributors are obviously familiar with the lang. that is not a coincidence.

jmnicolas • Nov 27, 2015 • View on HN

There's probably a joke in the name but being not a native speaker can someone explain it to me please ?

vaseem • Sep 26, 2017 • View on HN

actually it translates to 'balls'

Loudergood • Feb 24, 2022 • View on HN

It has the same meaning in Ukraine and Finland I'd suspect.

TomMarius • Apr 18, 2020 • View on HN

In my native language, it's the same word. I meant it as both.

gambiting • Jan 10, 2026 • View on HN

Same in Polish. You'd just call both of these "trucizna".

vlehto • Sep 18, 2018 • View on HN

That would be "word" in finnish

throwaway85825 • Jan 22, 2026 • View on HN

Term for this is "chalaki"

tiborsaas • Jan 17, 2025 • View on HN

I thought it's weird to have "fillérbaszó" to have such a direct english counterpart, but then I checked your username :)