μαλάκας

From Byzantine Greek μαλάκα (maláka, “masturbation”), from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”), for which the sense of an unethical or depraved person is attested as early as Herodotus's time.

• IPA^(key): /maˈlakas/
• Hyphenation: μα‧λά‧κας

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μαλάκας • (malákas) m (plural μαλάκες, feminine μαλάκω)

1. (colloquial, vulgar, literally) wanker, tosser (person who is masturbating, a masturbator)

   Ρε το μαλάκα, τον έπιασα να τον παίζει!

   Re to maláka, ton épiasa na ton paízei!

   The wanker, I caught him rubbing one out!

2. (colloquial, offensive, figuratively) wanker, knobhead, asshole, jerk, prick (general term of abuse for a male)

   Τι να πει κανείς, είναι σκέτος μαλάκας ο τύπος.

   Ti na pei kaneís, eínai skétos malákas o týpos.

   What can you say? The guy is a total wanker.

3. (colloquial, informal) dude, man, bro (term of endearment between friends (primarily male friends))

   Ρε μαλάκες, δεν πάμε για καμιά μπύρα;

   Re malákes, den páme gia kamiá býra?

   Hey guys, why don't we go for a beer?

• (masturbator): αυνανιστής m (avnanistís)
• (asshole, jerk): σκατάς m (skatás), πούστης m (poústis), αρχίδι n (archídi), κόπανος m (kópanos), καθίκι n (kathíki), κάθαρμα n (kátharma)
• (informal term of address): πούστης m (poústis)

• αρχιμαλάκας m (archimalákas, “asshole, jerk”) (superlative)
• χοντρομαλάκας m (chontromalákas, “asshole, jerk”) (superlative)

• μαλακία f (malakía, “wanking, jerking off, nonsense saying”)
• μαλακιστήρι n (malakistíri, “wanker, jerk”) (usually a young one)
• μαλακίζομαι (malakízomai, “to wank, to jerk off, to waste my time with nonsense”)
• μαλακισμένος (malakisménos, “stupid, idiotic”)

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μαλάκας • (malákas) f

1. Genitive singular form of μαλάκα (maláka).