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דיר בלאק

dir ba-LAK

Phonetics · dir ba-LAK

Get lost! (Arabic-derived curse).

Register: casualPart of speech: curse formulaHebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

"Get lost!" — an Arabic-derived curse: dīr bālak, "watch yourself," flipped to dismissal.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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