Compliment or insultInsult
Arabic
Arabicحمار (ḥimār)
Meaning: A stubborn fool — the donkey being the universal symbol of obstinacy in Arabic culture.
Literally: Donkey
Origin: Used across the Arabic-speaking world as a mild, everyday insult for someone being especially thick or stubborn.
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