Slang (Red Tier) Cluster
کسکش
/ kos-kesh /
interjection · pimp / asshole (fighting word)
Say itkos-KESH
Meaning
معنی۱
Register is everything. The same word, said to a brother-in-law you are about to fight, ends in a hospital. Said to a brother you grew up with, it ends in a hug. The decoder is shared history; the word itself does not contain the affection. This is the core feature of Persian profanity that a textbook cannot teach: weight is not in the word, it is in the relationship.
In a sentence
مثالRoad rage in Tehran traffic: «کسکش، چی کار میکنی؟»
kos-kesh, chi kâr mikoni?
you bastard, what are you doing?
Close male friend reuniting: «کسکش، کجا بودی؟»
kos-kesh, kojâ budi?
you bastard, where've you been?
Soccer fan after a bad referee call: «کسکش» (kos-kesh) directed at the screen.
In its constellation
در پیوندNo word stands alone. Follow a thread to the words it lives beside — hover to read one, click to open it.
کسکشkos-kesh
keeps company with ۵ words