كلب ابن كلب (Kalb ibn kalb)

/kælb ɪbn kælb/insult

What does كلب ابن كلب (Kalb ibn kalb) mean? كلب ابن كلب (Kalb ibn kalb) is a Arabic strong that translates to “son of a bitch squared / absolute scum” in English.

dog son of a dog

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"son of a bitch squared / absolute scum"

Doubling down on the dog insult — you're not just a dog, your father was also a dog. It's the Arabic technique of compounding insults for emphasis: if kalb is bad and ibn el kalb (already in seed) is worse, kalb ibn kalb is the full lineage attack. Your entire family tree is canine. No human was involved at any point.

يا كلب ابن الكلب، ارجع من هنا. (Ya kalb ibn el kalb, irja' min hina. - You dog son of a dog, get back from here.) — Threatening someone to stay away.