Etymology

sohai

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Today it means: Dumbass; idiot Full definition →

Cantonese 傻閪 /傻𲈹
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from傻閪 /傻𲈹“stupid cunt”
  2. English todaysohai

From Cantonese 傻閪 /傻𲈹 (so⁴ hai¹, “stupid cunt”).

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