نظرات
نظرات (nazarât) means ‘comments,’ ‘views,’ or ‘opinions,’ the standard Arabic-origin plural form of نظر used across Persian social media to label comment sections and invite audience responses.
Glossary
دسته گل به آب دادن
دسته گل به آب دادن (daste-gol be âb dâdan) means ‘to blow it’ or ‘to mess everything up,’ a pure-Persian idiom picturing a bouquet thrown into water, used when someone ruins a good situation through their own mistake.
گیر دادی
گیر دادی (gir dâdi) means ‘you are being annoying’ or ‘you are nitpicking,’ a pure-Persian colloquial phrase used when someone keeps nagging, pestering, or getting hung up on a small detail.
کیف کردی
کیف کردی (keyf kardi) means ‘you enjoyed that,’ and is often used sarcastically online when someone is pointing out that another person made a mess or got exactly what they deserved.
بذار بره
بذار بره (bezâr bere) means ‘let it go’ or ‘forget about it,’ a dismissive colloquial phrase made of two pure-Persian verbs, used to brush off a topic, a grudge, or a problem entirely.
حلالم کن
حلالم کن (halâlam kon) means ‘forgive me’ or ‘grant me your pardon,’ a heartfelt colloquial apology rooted in the Arabic concept of halâl, used when asking someone to release you from a debt or wrongdoing.
جیجی
جیجی (ji-ji) is the Persian phonetic rendering of the gaming term GG, short for ‘good game.’ Iranian gamers use it to signal respect at the end of a match, and it has since spread into general online slang for ‘well played’ or ‘that’s it, game over.’
خارجی
خارجی (khâriji) means ‘foreign’ or ‘foreigner’ and comes from the Arabic root خارج meaning ‘outside.’ In everyday Persian it carries a wide range of connotations, from simple geography to complex feelings about the West.
برو بابا
برو بابا (boro bâbâ) is a dismissive Persian exclamation meaning ‘oh come on’ or ‘get out of here.’ It signals disbelief, gentle mockery, or brushing someone off, and is one of the most common colloquial reactions in everyday speech.
دمت گرم
دمت گرم (damet garm) literally means ‘may your breath be warm’ and is one of the warmest ways to say thank you in spoken Persian. It carries genuine gratitude and affection, well beyond a simple mersi.