Appendix:Indonesian vulgarities

The following page is a list of Indonesian vulgarities or profanities.

Description

Indonesian vulgarities are a set of offensive or taboo terms that are commonly used in the colloquial language, especially by youngsters. Despite this, these words are often frowned upon and stigmatised.

Animal names

• anjing (“dog”)
  • Other forms: njing, jing, anying, anjir, anjay, anjas, anjrot
• asu (“dog”)
• babi (“pig”)
• bangsat (“bedbug”)
• kampret (“microbat”)
• kunyuk (“small monkey”)
• monyet (“monkey”)
• serigala (“wolf”)

Sexual terms

Because all of these terms for genitalia are inappropriate in formal conversation, Latinate words like penis and vagina can be considered as more polite.

Male genitalia

Clitoris

• itil

Penis

• anu
• batang (“branch”)
• burung (“bird”) (childish)
• kontol
• pelir, peler
• titit (childish)

Scrotum and testicles

• biji
• telur

Female genitalia

Vulva and vagina

• cukimai (dialectal)
• memek
  • Other forms: meki
• puki
  • Other forms: pukimak (“mother's vagina”), kimak
• tempik

Pubic hair

• jembut

Breasts

• mimi (childish)
• susu (the most common meaning is "milk")
• tetek

Denigratory adjectives

Stupid

The neutral term for "stupid" is bodoh.

• bego
• bongol ~ bungul
• tolol

Others

• bangkai (“carcass”)
• jancuk
  • The origin of this term is obscure.
  • Other forms: jancok, cuk, cok
• setan (“devil”)
• tai (“shit”)