#‘dordy’ - ah fuck! vs ‘kori’- ‘you cunt!’
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So a big part of being a gypsy (at least where I’m from) is the “rule” that we’re not to teach non-gypsies (gadjas/gorjas/joskins) the Romani language. Since I already broke that rule to make a joke about the fact that Kori is the Romani word for Dick…
I am now going to beg someone to write a fic in which Dick says ‘dordy’.
Dordy is an exclamation in Romani, and roughly translates to ‘oh fuck’ or ‘oh shit’ or ‘fuck me!’. Basically said like ‘oh no’ but with a bit more oomf.
Uses include:
‘Dordy!’ - ‘oh fuck’ - something terrible has happened, e.g. I have been punched and it hurt.
‘Dordy!’ - ‘Jesus fucking Christ!/oh my god!’ - a general exclamation of surprise. e.g. a loud noise which shocks you, a stubbed toe.
‘Dordy!’ - ‘ahhh! Watch out!’ - said preemptively to quickly draw attention, e.g. you are a passenger and the driver has not seen a hazard on the road.
‘Dordy!’ - ‘I can’t believe it’/‘Goodness me *clutches pearls*’ - sometimes followed by the Romani phrase ‘dick-eye’ (idk how to spell it, Romani is a purely spoken language since half of us are illiterate so play around I guess. Also yes it is hilarious that ‘dick’ is a Romani word too) meaning ‘look over there’. Often very tongue-in-cheek and more about drawing attention to a social faux-pas for gossip reasons.
‘Oh dordy, mush/chavvy!’ - ‘oh you are fucked, man/person younger than me!’ - used most often when holding back laughter as you watch a friend of sibling get their comeuppance. Very much the vibes of ‘nice knowing ya, mate!’
I just think it would be hilarious. Holy linguistics, Batman!
Also sidenote, I got fixated on translating ‘Holy X, Batman!’ into Romani and realised there is no Romani word for bat, you just use a loan word. So, without further ado:
Dordy, Batmush!
#has this account just become me acting as dick grayson’s long overdue Romani rep? looks like it#I’m just sick of reading fics where it says ‘swears in Romani’ and I’m like IT DOESNT WORK IN THIS CONTEXT#there’s basically 2 types of swearing in Romani:#‘dordy’ - ah fuck! vs ‘kori’- ‘you cunt!’#use them well#batman#dick grayson#batfam#dc comics#dc robin#nightwing#Romani dick Grayson
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