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I think it’s more nuanced and can mean both, depending on what the speaker wants it to mean. Like two buddies trading insults )it could be banter or of could b
by mc32 4y ago
I think it’s more nuanced and can mean both, depending on what the speaker wants it to mean. Like two buddies trading insults )it could be banter or of could be a genuine insult). The tone denotes the meaning.
- unmole 4y agoDo you speak Farsi? The Hindustani variant Murdabad is never meant literally.
- selimthegrim 4y agoIt’s still considered gauche, i.e. they tell you not to sloganeer with it at Indo-Pak border
- alephnerd 4y agoIt used both literally and figuratively in Punjabi, Pahari, and Pashto as well.