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23 mar 2023 · 1. Bustirape. Use this insult (from Plautus’s play Pseudolus) to accuse someone of being a “grave robber,” a criminal occupation thought to be among the lowest of the low in the ancient world....
23 paź 2023 · Latin phrases are like the cool older sibling of slang words. They’re sophisticated, and mysterious, and can add a touch of gravitas to any conversation. But unlike slang, which comes and goes, Latin phrases have been around for centuries, and many of them are still widely used today.
Many insults are based on the Roman idea of "scelus," which roughly means "crime" in English, but scelus also has deeper connotations: a scelus is a kind of pure wickedness, an outrageous violation of the moral order.
Latin obscenity is the profane, indecent, or impolite vocabulary of Latin, and its uses. Words deemed obscene were described as obsc(a)ena (obscene, lewd, unfit for public use), or improba (improper, in poor taste, undignified).
13 sty 2015 · SWEAR WORDS & INSULTS: “Es stultior asino” – You are dumber than an a**. “Es scortum obscenus vilis” – You are a vile, perverted whore. “Te futueo et caballum tuum” – Screw you and the horse you rode in on. “Es mundus excrementi” – You are a pile of sh*t. “Es stercus!”.
9 paź 2015 · By Markie Masucci, October 9th 2015. Vescere bracis meis. — Eat my shorts. Unitam coniurati te in foro interficiant! — May conspirators assassinate you in the mall! Ascendo tuum. — Up yours. Te odeo, interface te cochleare.
Many insults are based on the Roman idea of "scelus," which roughly means "crime" in English, but scelus also has deeper connotations: a scelus is a kind of pure wickedness, an outrageous violation of the moral order. This is hard to translate into English, but the insults sure sound good in Latin: you can
