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Greek
Etymology
ξεσκατώνω (xeskatóno, “to wipe the bottom”) + -μα (-ma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kseˈskatoma/
- Hyphenation: ξε‧σκά‧τω‧μα
Noun
ξεσκάτωμα • (xeskátoma) n (plural ξεσκατώματα)
- (colloquial, vulgar) wiping, cleaning (of the faeces from the bottom of a baby, an ill person or an infirm person)
Το ξεσκάτωμα του μωρού είναι το πιο αηδιαστικό πράγμα για τους νέους γονείς.- To xeskátoma tou moroú eínai to pio aïdiastikó prágma gia tous néous goneís.
- The cleaning of the baby's bottom is the most disgusting thing for new parents.
- (colloquial, by extension) cleaning up, fixing (of someone else's problem or metaphorical mess)
Το να τα κανείς όλα θάλασσα εύκολο ήταν· το ξεσκάτωμα μετά όμως, καθόλου.- To na ta kaneís óla thálassa éfkolo ítan; to xeskátoma metá ómos, kathólou.
- Messing everything up was easy; fixing it up after, not at all.
Declension