πούστης

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Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پوشت (puşt), from Persian پشت (pošt, rear, back).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpustis/
  • Hyphenation: πού‧στης

Noun

πούστης (poústism (plural πούστηδες)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) faggot, queer, homo (male homosexual)
    Ο αδερφός της φιλενάδας μου είναι πούστης.
    O aderfós tis filenádas mou eínai poústis.
    My girlfriend’s brother is a queer.
  2. (colloquial, offensive) prick, dickhead, jerk (general term of abuse for a male)
    Κοίτα τι πήγε και έκανε ο πούστης!
    Koíta ti píge kai ékane o poústis!
    Look what that prick went and did!
  3. (colloquial, informal) dude, man, bro (term of address between friends)
    Που πας τέτοια ώρα, ρε πούστη;
    Pou pas tétoia óra, re poústi;
    Where you off to this late, dude?

Declension

Declension of πούστης
singular plural
nominative πούστης (poústis) πούστηδες (poústides)
genitive πούστη (poústi) πούστηδων (poústidon)
accusative πούστη (poústi) πούστηδες (poústides)
vocative πούστη (poústi) πούστηδες (poústides)

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