Lithuanian: prilipęs kaip lapas prie šiknos
English: clung like a leaf to the ass
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: old and common Lithuanian joke – a way to call someone annoying
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Lithuanian: pjauti grybą
English: cut the mushroom
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: classic Lithuanian sayings – ways of telling someone to “buzz off” – basically go do something impossible
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Finnish: Hiuksesi ovat niinkuin metsä, eivät yhtä tiheät mutta yhtä täynnä elämää.
English: Your hair is like a forest. Not as thick but as full of life.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-19-2015)
origin: told to him by his father when he was a child
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Romanian: inalt ca bradul si prost ca gardul
English: You are tall and proud like a pine tree but stupid like a fence
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-17-2015)
origin: common Romanian expression
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Latvian: Ej bekot!
English: Go pick mushrooms!
collected: Riga, Latvia (08-01-2016)
origin: Traditional/ classic Latvian insult, equivalent of “get lost” or “buzz off”