maskhra مسخرة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“maskhra” (مسخرة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning farce, travesty.
Meanings
- farce, travesty
- laughing stock
Usage
Maskhra is used to denounce a situation seen as ridiculous or shameful: a match refereed any old way, an absurd decision, a poor-quality show. It is often used alone as an exclamation: maskhra ! ("what a disgrace, it's a farce!"). Applied to a person, wallet maskhra ("she has become everyone's laughing stock") or 3maltni maskhra ("you made a fool of me"), it stresses public humiliation. The word is colloquial and scornful, without being vulgar.
Example
هذا مهوش ماتش، هاذي مسخرة!
hedha mahouch match, hedhi maskhra!
“This is not a match, this is a farce!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “maskhra” but also “mas5ra”, “maskhara” and “masskhra”. 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.