Ebi se
Fuck you
/ˈɛbi sɛ/ "EH-bi seh"
severity: strong vulgarstreet
Fuck you/yourself — the direct Bulgarian reflexive imperative, equivalent to “go fuck yourself”
Usage examples
- Еби се, бе!Ebi se, be!Fuck you/yourself, man!
- Не ме занимавай — еби се.Ne me zanimavay — ebi se.Don't bother me — fuck off.
Etymology
From е́би (ebi), the imperative form of the Bulgarian verb е́ба (eba, to fuck), derived from Proto-Slavic *jebati, and the reflexive pronoun се (se, yourself). The construction е́би се is therefore literally 'fuck yourself', directly parallel to the English phrase. It is morphologically identical to reflexive imperative constructions in other South Slavic languages (Serbian/Croatian 'jebise', Macedonian 'jebi se').
Cultural notes
Еби се is the bluntest and most direct 'fuck you' in Bulgarian, used to aggressively dismiss or insult someone. It is heard across all registers of informal Bulgarian speech, from heated street arguments to casual venting among friends (where it can function as a rough emphatic). The particle 'бе' (be), a Bulgarian discourse particle similar to Greek 'bre', often follows it in informal speech.
Same meaning, other languages
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