Offensive nation name
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8891710
This person who started this thread has chosen an offensive name for his/her nation. "Jebem vas" is Serbo-Croatian and means "I fuck you". The term is used pretty much like "fuck off" or "fuck you" is in English.
If the mods don't believe me, here is an alternative dictionary (http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/ht/Serbo-croat.1.html#so3) (contains strong language - given as confirmation only, should be removed by mod who checks this) that confirms the meaning of "jebem" ("I fuck"). "Vas" is simply the polite or plural "you" in the accusative.
Light Keepers
17-05-2005, 01:34
What a lovely set of dictionaries there! I can easily see why you asked the mods to delete it upon reading your message. By the way, nice catch of that name. Many of us wouldn't know the difference.
By the way, nice catch of that name. Many of us wouldn't know the difference.
I need to remember to thank my parents for making me take Serbo-Croatian in school (apart from speaking it at home). The language of, what they called, "the old country" does come in handy at all sorts of occasions. ;)
I need to remember to thank my parents for making me take Serbo-Croatian in school (apart from speaking it at home). The language of, what they called, "the old country" does come in handy at all sorts of occasions. ;)What a coincidence! I learned Serbian also and noticed the...er...unusual name. Fortunately you had already reported it.
~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Tuesday Heights
17-05-2005, 01:55
Inappropriate nation names should be reported via the Getting Help Page (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=help).
What a coincidence! I learned Serbian also and noticed the...er...unusual name. Fortunately you had already reported it.
~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Svijet je mal. (Or "svet" in strict Serbian. The "ijekavski" accent/dialect has always been my primary one.)
Inappropriate nation names should be reported via the Getting Help Page (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=help).
That page refused to load (as is often the case lately with any page on nationstates.net, I've noticed) when I submitted this here. It works now, so I've submitted it there. This thread can be locked/deleted/whatever now. :rolleyes:
Server not working for the GH page so:
A puppet of Jebemvas is back with an inappropriate nation name (Jebemtimater, you can figure out what it means from the thread). Would you mind warning him/her?
~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Frisbeeteria
17-05-2005, 22:55
A quick visit to the Foreign profanity exchange (http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Foreign_20profanity_20exchange), and Jebemtimater is now synonymous with DEAT.