μαλάκας

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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 asshole.
  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?

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 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)

See also

Malakas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun 2

μαλάκας (malákas) f

  1. Genitive singular form of μαλάκα (maláka).
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