Malaka

Meaning wanker. The most common offensive verbal abuse especially if you add a certain gesture. Otherwise it's rather mild. It is even used in a tender, softer spoken way among friends or as "dude" among colleagues. It is not used in a friendly way in football or traffic though.

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