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Virus?... here, Ma'am!

Golf is my ex-hubster's sport. It is also his friend's son's nickname. Golf's younger brother's nickname is Beer. Ex-hubster's nephew is fondly called Fluke, and somewhere in this strange kingdom I came across a girl nicknamed Gift. Check out some of the rest, spelled as they are in documents and see what they mean in someone else's local dialect:

1. Virus destruction, harm, jealousy personified
2. Birat pronounced bi-lat which means female genital
3. Paleeya bitter gourd
4. Anus down the alimentary canal, out of it
5. Auten male genital
6. Pota prostitute
7. Sukanya his or her vomit
8. Panit skin
9. Atchara papaya pickle
10. Tilawan to taste
11. Olopong serpent
12. Sombut alternately to confront and a confrontation
13. Karoon now

Find more lists at Megan and Janet's T13
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  1. Shelley MunroNovember 11, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    Wow! These poor people. That's all I can say.

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  2. Rekaya GibsonNovember 11, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    Interesting. I learned something on your blog today. Thanks for sharing.

    The Food Temptress

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  3. HazelNovember 11, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    Shelley, I feel similarly but over here when foreigners mispronounce these names they become the laughing stock

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  4. HazelNovember 11, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    Rekaya, glad to know that :)

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  5. Adelle LaudanNovember 11, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    Papaya pickle. LOL Happy T13!

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  6. HazelNovember 11, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    Adelle, yeah perfect for fried fish or chicken :D

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  7. DanielleNovember 11, 2010 at 6:49 PM

    What are people thinking? Especially with number 7. hummmm......

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  8. HazelNovember 11, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    Somebody help!

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  9. CountryDewNovember 11, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    Wow. What a great reason to remember to keep my mouth shut!

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  10. HazelNovember 11, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    At certain times keeping the mouth shut sounds like the best option

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  11. HeatherNovember 11, 2010 at 11:04 PM

    There are times I'm glad not to have a nickname. This is one of those times! lol

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  12. Alice AudreyNovember 11, 2010 at 11:04 PM

    Wait, these are thing people are actually called? How unkind.

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  13. HazelNovember 11, 2010 at 11:36 PM

    Heather, good for you :)

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  14. HazelNovember 11, 2010 at 11:39 PM

    Alice, yes but not unkind because to them those are names and such names are normal to them. Perhaps you were thinking of the meanings? Well, those are meanings in someone else's dialect, like I said in the beginning.

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  15. I am HarrietNovember 12, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    A few new things for me.

    Have a great day!
    http://harrietandfriends.com/2010/11/the-13-us-cities-with-the-most-attractive-people-according-to-travel-and-leisure/

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  16. A Redhead Named SamNovember 12, 2010 at 10:14 PM

    I love learning new words!

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  17. HazelNovember 12, 2010 at 11:04 PM

    As I do :)

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  18. EbieNovember 13, 2010 at 5:45 AM

    Hehehehe, bring these students in a Filipino class...who would hear a roar!

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  19. IndraniNovember 13, 2010 at 11:49 PM

    Interesting nicknames. :)

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  20. simply kimNovember 14, 2010 at 7:07 PM

    hehehe... interesting!

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  21. HazelNovember 19, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    Ate Ebie, exactly :D

    Indrani and kim, they are :-)

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