Street Slang (polite form)

[lydamorehouse]

Yesterday, after I picked up Mason from school, I had a sudden burst of memory. At one point Shawn had bought me a copy of JAPANESE STREET SLANG. I dug through the house and discovered that, yes, we still had it, and it was still as wonderfully silly (and potent!) as I remembered it.

I also realized there is pretty much NO WORDS that are repeatable from BLEACH. A phrase that was translated, "What's that?" Really = "What the f*ck is that?"

Sheesh.

Comments

[seawasp]

Well, as I've been told it, they actually have very few *swear* words. It's all in tone and context and specifics. For instance, there's multiple words that translate in English to "You", but they range in usage from "Your Majesty" to "you son of a bitch!".

[lydamorehouse]

Well, yes. That's what I love about reading the Guide to Japanese Street Slang because you learn it's not so much that you added a swear word, but stripped the phrase down to its rudest form. Thus, "Nan desu ka?" becomes "Nan da yo!?"