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Greek
Etymology
From σκάζω (skázo, “burst”) / σκάω (skáo), stem σκασ- as in past tense έσκασα (éskasa), + -μός (-mós).[1] Compare to σκασίλα f (skasíla), σκάσιμο n (skásimo). The medieval σκασμός (skasmós), of different sense.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /skaˈzmos/
Noun
σκασμός • (skasmós) m (plural σκασμοί)
- suffocation or asphyxia caused by overindulgence, usually of food, chiefly in set phrases
- τρώω του σκασμού ― tróo tou skasmoú ― I eat so much I can't breathe
Declension
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expressions:
Interjection
σκασμός! • (skasmós!)
- (colloquial, somewhat offensive) shut up, shut it, be quiet
Σκασμός! Ο κόσμος προσπαθεί να κοιμηθεί!- Skasmós! O kósmos prospatheí na koimitheí!
- Shut up! People are trying to sleep!
Synonyms
- (shut up):
- standard: ησυχία f (isychía), σιωπή f (siopí)
- familiar: σώπα (sópa, imperative), τσιμουδιά f (tsimoudiá), σουτ (sout, interjection), πάψε (pápse, imperative)
- impolite: σκάσε (skáse, imperative), βούλωσέ το (voúlosé to, “shut it up!”, imperative)
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