“Zero fucks given” in other languages • Hacker News Board

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by belugacat » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:07 AM UTC

tduberne wrote: post #9

> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.

https://fr.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/s’en_badigeonner_les_testic...

Never heard it either.

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by ivegotnoaccount » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:07 AM UTC

tduberne wrote: post #9

> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.

It's a more vulgar version of "https://fr.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/s%E2%80%99en_brosser_le_nom...". However, I found it quite surprising to add such a rare thing but not the most usual things like "I've got nothing to wax" and its vulgar form.

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by rich_sasha » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:08 AM UTC

tluyben2 wrote: post #10

Why doe these not have the original language version behind the English one? Or am I missing that (dunno what Nitter is). Like the Dutch one is: 'Het zal me aan mijn reet roesten'.

Is that the “oxidise in anus” bit? What a curiously delightful curse.

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by jmnicolas » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:08 AM UTC

I'm French and while the first one he's mentioning is very common, I never heard the second one.

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by wiz21c » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:11 AM UTC

tduberne wrote: post #9

> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.

French speaking, never heard of this one. For the sake of human advancement, I'll share with you the one that I hear more often "je m'en bats les coui*es" (literally "I hit my ba*s with it" or something like that; which means "I don't care).

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by rich_sasha » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:12 AM UTC

dakotian wrote: post #20

tduberne wrote: post #9

> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.

s’en badigeonner les testicules avec le pinceau de l’indifférence

By my pre-coffee count, 19 syllables of indifference... a lot of words to say “meh” :)

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by inglor_cz » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:12 AM UTC

rich_sasha wrote: post #17

In Polish, it’s “mam to w dupie”, or “I have it up my ass”, which actually sounds painful/rather a lot of effort about something you’re indifferent to.

In Czech, we have two forms:

"A dog shits." (Sere pes.)

or

"It is by my ass." (Je mi to u prdele.)

It seems that once again, the Czechs have chosen a less painful way of doing things than our Polish brethren ;)

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by Go0the0gophers » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:12 AM UTC

tduberne wrote: post #9

> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.

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Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by willbudd » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:12 AM UTC

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Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by tluyben2 » Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 8:12 AM UTC

rich_sasha wrote: post #23

tluyben2 wrote: post #10

Why doe these not have the original language version behind the English one? Or am I missing that (dunno what Nitter is). Like the Dutch one is: 'Het zal me aan mijn reet roesten'.

Is that the “oxidise in anus” bit? What a curiously delightful curse.

Yes ; 'roest' means rust so oxidising.

Also I think 'reet' means more crack (literal meaning of reet is is tear as in the crack, not the hole) or butt than anus.

Which is why it would be nice to have the original sentences there so they can be dissected.