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Du Spast!

You spaz!

Language note: Derogatory and offensive, targeting physical or mental disabilities.

Culture note: Considered highly inappropriate and disrespectful.

Context: You make a costly error at work in front of your boss.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Du

[doo]

You

Referring directly to someone.

Du Spast, mach das nicht!

You idiot, don't do that!

Spast

[shpast]

idiot

An offensive term for a person regarded as stupid, derived from 'spastic'.

Was für ein Spast bist du?

What an idiot you are?

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