Lithuanian: Tu esi kaip Jonė Garšvos egzistencijoj.
English: you are Joné in Garšva’s existence
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: Lithuanian literary insult about a female character who became useless to a man. These characters are from Balta Drobulė by Antanas Škėma.
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Lithuanian: nerauk rūtų
English: don’t pull out the Rue
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: old Lithuanian saying, meaning – a polite curse (this flower – common Rue – is a symbol of virginity)
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Lithuanian: tavo mama yra tokia sena, kad ji skolinga ketvirtį Jėzui.
English: your mom is so old she owes a quarter to Jesus
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: he thinks he might have read it on the internet – not originally Lithuanian
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Lithuanian: vyrai mūrai ąžuolai mergos terbos bezdalai
English: (a rhyme – word by word) men – masonry, oaks, maids – handbags, farts
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: very old Lithuanian joke, said to her by her grandmother. “Terba” is special, very old-fashioned word meaning: a special kind of bag, usually made from fabric or yarn, for shopping or keeping vegetables). “Mergos” is usually young woman, but not a girl.
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Lithuanian: Mano bezdalai skamba protingiau už tave
English: my farts sound smarter than you.
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: made it up on the spot
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Lithuanian: vafliu gimęs tortu netapsi
English: once you’re born a waffle, you’re not gonna become a cake
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: old and common Lithuanian joke. There is one more, even more popular: if you were born to crawl, you won’t fly (the same meaning)
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Lithuanian: neapsimesk šlanga
English: don’t pretend you’re a hose
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: old and common Lithuanian joke – a way to saying don’t pretend to know what you are talking about
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Lithuanian: žiūri kaip ožys į naujus vartus
English: Staring like a goat at the new gates
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: old and common Lithuanian joke – a way to say someone is staring too much
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Lithuanian: tepk slides
English: grease your skis
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: old and common Lithuanian joke – a way to saying “buzz off”
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Lithuanian: nešik miltais – malūnai sustos
English: don’t shit flour – the windmills are going to stop
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: old/ traditional (especially first part. just “Nešik miltais”) and common Lithuanian joke – a way to tell someone to chill out.