σιχτίρ

Greek

Alternative forms

• σιχτίρι (sichtíri)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سیكتر (siktir, “fuck!”), from سیكمك (sikmek, “to fuck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈxtiɾ/

Interjection

1. (colloquial, vulgar) fuck, for fuck's sake, damn it, shit, crap (expressing dismay, anger or frustration)

   Αυτό το σκυλί γαβγίζει όλη νύχτα... Σιχτίρ πιά! ― Aftó to skylí gavgízei óli nýchta... Sichtír piá! ― That dog's been barking all night... Fuckin' hell!

Synonyms

• (damn it): γαμώ το (gamó to), σκατά (skatá)

Derived terms

• άι σιχτίρ (ái sichtír, “fuck off, bugger off”)
• σιχτιρίζω (sichtirízo, “to curse out, to bollock”)
• σιχτίρισμα n (sichtírisma, “severe cursing out, bollocking”)