Ἀπεπυδάρισα
I kicked up a mothon [and] cried cuckoo
Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Jan 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Meaning I farted. A mothon [is] a sort of vulgar dance. So "I cried cuckoo" [means] I danced the cordax.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπεπυδάρισα [Ἀριστοφάνησ] μόθωνα περιεκόκκυσα· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀπέπαρδον. μόθων δὲ εἶδος ὀρχήσεως φορτικῆς. περιεκόκκυσα οὖν κόρδακα ὠρχησάμην.
Betacode
*)apepuda/risa [*)aristofa/nhs] mo/qwna perieko/kkusa: a)nti\ tou= a)pe/pardon. mo/qwn de\ ei)=dos o)rxh/sews fortikh=s. perieko/kkusa ou)=n ko/rdaka w)rxhsa/mhn.