χέζω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰed-. Cognates include Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬜𐬀𐬲 (haδaž, anus), Sanskrit हद् (had), हदति (hadati, to evacuate, discharge excrement), Old Armenian ձետ (jet, tail, penis), Albanian dhjes (to mess up), Northern Kurdish zotik (anus).

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Verb

χέζω (khézō)

  1. (vulgar) to defecate, shit
    • 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, The Acharnians 1168–1170:
      ὁ δὲ λίθον βαλεῖν / βουλόμενος ἐν σκότῳ λάβοι
      τῇ χειρὶ πέλεθον ἀρτίως κεχεσμένον·
      ho dè líthon baleîn / boulómenos en skótōi láboi
      têi kheirì pélethon artíōs kekhesménon;
      May he, wanting / to throw a stone, in the darkness pick up
      a piece of dung with his hand, freshly shat.
    • 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 1057:
      ἀλλ' οὐκ ἂν μαχέσαιτο· χέσαιτο γάρ, εἰ μαχέσαιτο.
      all' ouk àn makhésaito; khésaito gár, ei makhésaito.
      But he would not fight: you see, he would shit, if he had to fight.
    • 450 BCE – 350 BCE, Strattis, Chrysippus 1:
      εἰ μηδὲ χέσαι γ' αὐτῷ σχολὴ γενήσεται, (...)
      ei mēdè khésai g' autôi skholḕ genḗsetai, (...)
      If he will neither have the time to shit, (...)
    • 446 BCE – 411 BCE, Eupolis, Flatterers 17:
      σησαμίδας δὲ χέζει / μῆλα δὲ χρέμπτεται.
      sēsamídas dè khézei / mêla dè khrémptetai.
      shits sesame-cookies, / and coughs up apples.

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Descendants

  • Greek: χέζω (chézo)
    • Russian: хе́зать (xézatʹ)
  • English: -chezia

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χέζω (khézō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçezo/
  • Hyphenation: χέ‧ζω

Verb

χέζω (chézo) (past έχεσα, passive χέζομαι)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, vulgar) to shit, shite, take a shit, crap (defecate)
    Που είναι η τουαλέτα; Πρέπει να χέσω.
    Pou eínai i toualéta? Prépei na chéso.
    Where's the toilet? I have to shit.
    Κάποιος έχει χέσει εδώ μέσα.
    Kápoios échei chései edó mésa.
    Someone's taken a shit in here.
  2. (transitive, colloquial, vulgar) to shit, beshit (soil something or someone with faeces)
    Κατά λάθος, έχεσε το βρακί της.
    Katá láthos, échese to vrakí tis.
    She shit her knickers by accident.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to scold, berate, bollock, give shit
    Το αφεντικό του τον έχεσε.
    To afentikó tou ton échese.
    His boss gave him shit.

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