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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μαλακία (malakía, self-indulgence, weakness), from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, soft, effeminate).

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  • IPA(key): [malaˈkia]
  • Hyphenation: μα‧λα‧κί‧α

Noun

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μαλακία (malakíaf (plural μαλακίες)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) masturbation, wanking
    Η μαλακία σε κάνει τυφλό.
    I malakía se kánei tyfló.
    Wanking makes you blind.
  2. (colloquial, vulgar, figuratively) stupidity, idiocy, nonsense, bullshit
    Όλο κάθεται και λέει μαλακίες.
    Ólo káthetai kai léei malakíes.
    All he does is sit around and talk bullshit.

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