Mini Hungarian language lesson: phallic Friday.
Okay, it's time to address the elephant in the room. Ooh, err.
"Fasz" on its own is a succinct, cunt-level offensive word for the penis, be it in the context of humans or animals.
But as Orwell said, some animals are more equal.
Okay, it's time to address the elephant in the room. Ooh, err.
"Fasz" on its own is a succinct, cunt-level offensive word for the penis, be it in the context of humans or animals.
But as Orwell said, some animals are more equal.
"Hangyafasz" is the dick of an ant, and is used to describe the tiniest of things.
"Ha egy hangyafasznyit is figyelnél..." ("If you paid just an antcockful of attention...")
"Ha egy hangyafasznyit is figyelnél..." ("If you paid just an antcockful of attention...")
"Kutyafasza" is dog's penis (the -a at the end is the genitive suffix, this is how we get genitive genitals), and is often reserved for expressing comparative insignificance.
"Ez kutyafasza volt ahhoz képest..." -> "This was dog's penis compared to..."
But there's more.
"Ez kutyafasza volt ahhoz képest..." -> "This was dog's penis compared to..."
But there's more.
As the biggest animals our ancestors regularly encountered was the horse ("ló") , it is fitting that the mightiest of penises is the "lófasz".
And still, we often use it similarly to "kutyafasza" because... probably unfounded machismo.
And still, we often use it similarly to "kutyafasza" because... probably unfounded machismo.
It is by far the most universally used penis-word, spawning such sayings as "Magyar seggbe magyar lófaszt" ("Magyar horsedick for Magyar arse", a common sarcastic denunciation of nationalistic pageantry), and many other, mostly following the same anal pathway.
It could also mean "bullshit", it could emphasise the absence of something ("lófasz se volt a boltban"/"there was fuck all in the shop").
Or we can consider "lófaszjóska" ("Horse Dick Joe"), the archetypal useless layabout nobody.
It's the Swiss army knife of sweariness.
Or we can consider "lófaszjóska" ("Horse Dick Joe"), the archetypal useless layabout nobody.
It's the Swiss army knife of sweariness.
True Hollywood fame for the humble "lófasz" however arrived in 1982, courtesy of Edward James Olmos in his role as Gaff in Blade Runner.
(Who's also a good candidate for a round of "Spot the Magyar", with his suspiciously Hungarian family name.)
(Who's also a good candidate for a round of "Spot the Magyar", with his suspiciously Hungarian family name.)
So three cheers for Edward James Olmos, who's done more to spread Hungarian culture to the world than any other person alive. 
