آشغال (Āshghāl)

//ɒːʃ.ɣɒːl//insult

What does آشغال (Āshghāl) mean? آشغال (Āshghāl) is a Farsi (Persian) moderate that translates to “trash, garbage (as insult)” in English.

garbage, trash, rubbish

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"trash, garbage (as insult)"

Calling someone literal garbage. It's straightforward and effective — no metaphor to decode, no cultural system to understand. You're trash. Used for people, their work, their ideas, their possessions. 'Āshghāl' is the universal Persian expression of contempt for quality.

'In ghazā āshghāl-e' — this food is garbage. 'Āshghāl!' — directed at a person who's done something contemptible. Versatile across all registers except formal.