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gaali(f): scolding, cursing

Description of gaali: Gaali is a Hindi/Urdu term for a profane insult or swear word, often vulgar and aimed at humiliating or abusing someone through crude references to body parts or sex. Unlike polite rebuke, it deliberately employs obscenity to provoke emotional distress. Differs from mere slang by its intent to degrade and dominate in verbal confrontations. In Urdu poetry, gaali appears in satirical verse to mock foes with biting wit.

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us ne gaali mujhe dee ho ke itaab-aaluda

aur main saada

use lutf-e-zabaani samjha

she scolded me,

her words sharp with anger

i, in my innocence,

found it delightfully eloquent

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gaali (f) (1)

scolding, cursing

saada (m) (1)

simple, innocent

lutf (m) (8)

comfort, joy, pleasure

zabaani (f) (2)

narration

samjha (m) (6)

understand

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