The official launch is here! Poke around, have fun with the site.
If you want to jump straight to the complete slang list, click the link above or just here.
There will be many more words, so stay tuned.
Many thanks to Viktor V. on the audio.
Thanks also to those involved in the creation of Asfur. Mostly for not creating a site in English explaining their slang. That would have crowded me out of the niche I was going for.
Enjoy!
Definition - daughter of a king
Explanation - Katzar and Newton misinterpret a soccer referee’s actions at a supermarket and believe he will throw the Betar game against Umm al-Fahm. While placing 10,000 dollars on Umm al-Fahm, a couple of policemen walk in and become suspicious. And so, impromptu, the duo came up with the following masterpiece:
יא בינת אל סולטן
איפה רמת גן
אין כמו אום אל פאחם
הכי טוב בעולם!!
Definition - headache
Example - Moti’s default state is one that is slightly annoyed, and excess chatter can have him complaining of a wajaras. This seems to be a throwback alpha male character, a far cry from, say, Ross from Friends.
Definition - to make poses or affects, to make intuzim
Example - When someone starts acting with the distinct mannerisms of Itzik Bensuli, it may be appropriate to call them out and ask ‘lama ata mitawez‘?
Definition - good for you, סחטיין, machsubak
Example - “I translated Asfur into Shakespearean English.” “Tislam.”
Definition - what is that? what is this?
Example - When passing a self-described ‘bus farm’, one cannot be blamed for asking ‘shu hada?’
