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What does 'bicho' mean in Georgian?

Addressing a guy, and when it sounds rude.

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Short answer

'Bidzho' is the Russian spelling of the Georgian word bicho (ბიჭო), a way of addressing a boy or young man, roughly 'hey, lad'. It comes from bichi (ბიჭი), boy. Among friends it is an ordinary friendly address, but using it with an adult stranger is impolite.

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Why

  1. The ending -o forms the vocative in Georgian, so bichi becomes bicho.
  2. Tone changes the meaning a lot: friendly or reproachful.
  3. A girl is addressed similarly as gogo (გოგო), girl.

Details

To address a man politely, say batono (ბატონო), and a woman kalbatono (ქალბატონო), similar to 'sir' and 'madam'.

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