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Thanks, cougr! I like the phrase 'linguistic chameleon'. As for the spice girls, there is little doubt in my mind that their collective...

Βασική καθημερινή ορολογία για αυτοκίνητο το "πικάντικο" και το "ζωηρό";

I will enter here a message which I had deleted on the grounds that it may be considered contentious and a bit over the top. It read as...

Gotta in typical advertising manner wanted to give the Porsche Cayenne a personality: spicy, fiery and immediately responsive. In these...

Thanks, SBE! Nobody knows where the English phrase comes from. Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Catchphrases suggests it may be a...

A bit of trivia for the day: It actually did cross my mind but then I discovered that the model's name actually derives from the...

Thanks, anepipsogos! For anepipsogos, His rebetiko:- The Impeccable on the Immoral THE FLOWER OF IRREVERENCE I fathomed out the...

Yes, I have tried writing «rebetika» verses ΑΝΘΟΣ ΑΝΕΥΛΑΒΕΙΑΣ Ανθίστηκα τη μηχανή που βγάζει μάνι μάνι ατάκα σβέλτα δηλαδή...

For ‘break a leg/ good luck’ I have several equivalents like: καλή τύχη, καλή επιτυχία, καλή επιτυχία σου εύχομαι, σου εύχομαι καλή...

As a tribute to you, anepipsogos, I am attempting to translate this into tolerable English. Can you tell me what the following means:-...

Looks better than the original, anepipsogos! I found and read the original ρεμπέτικο: from your ‘rough verse’ you have the potential to...

Was the quirky ditty yours, anepipsogos, bearing in mind that there is another verse beneath as it were your ‘signature marker!? Thanks...

A few random suggestions that come to mind (albeit far from literal equivalents): Σαν πολλά δεν ζητάς ρε μάστορα / ρε μεγάλε; Θα μας...

The above is an expression of irritation, exasperation, or discontent to someone who is being imperious or makes excessive or...

Perhaps it might work in some contexts but it carries a different tone and sentiment. Some would argue that it comes across as a bit...