baykh بايخ
Algerian Darja · adjective
“baykh” (بايخ) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning unfunny, heavy-handed, flat.
Meanings
- unfunny, heavy-handed, flat
- bad, poor quality
- tasteless, bland
Usage
Bayekh mainly describes what falls flat: an unfunny joke, a tiresome person, a botched performance, a pointless video. It is also used for a dish with no flavor. The feminine is baykha and the plural is baykhin. The word is informal and common, notably in online comments. Said of a person (rak bayekh), it means "you're tiresome" or "you're not funny". It is pejorative without being vulgar.
Example
هاد النكتة بايخة
had nnokta baykha
“This joke is lame.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “baykh” but also “bayekh”, “baikh”, “bay5” and “bayakh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.