αγαθόκλα

αγαθόκλα What is an αγαθόκλα inordinary Greek. I don't understand η ψωροφαντασμένη.

Στα καλιαρντά η ψωροφαντασμένη.

Ο Πετρόπουλος το συσχετίζει με τη ρεμπέτικη λέξη αγαθολουλούδης(?).
http://www.slang.gr/lemma/show/agathokla_9441/

And could you translate the following piece of Kaliarda? I know what most of it means but I'm generally unsure of the τσαρδόφατσα and is she looking at thongs!!

Ντικ πως δικέλει ιμάντες η αγαθόκλα τσαρδόφατσα! Τζους μωρή!
 
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There is no αγαθόκλα in ordinary Greek, as far as I know; it could be an alteration of Αγαθοκλής, which is an ancient Greek male person name, also occurring in modern day, albeit infrequently, that is considered as meaning "naive", a pun on αγαθός, which meant "good man" in ancient Greek but "naive" in modern Greek. There is a Zampetas song, Ο Αγαθοκλής that supports this interpretation.

I am ignorant of Καλιαρντά, but I would tend to interpret αγαθόκλα as dimwit, naive. And, as to ιμάντες, are you sure it means thongs?
 

Palavra

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Here is a glossary of kaliarda. I believe that the phrase means "Look how she is watching us, that conceited τσαρδόφατσα [no idea, sorry :(]. Get lost, you bitch!" This μωρή is a derogatory slang term used for women or gay men, and it is a form of address, meaning "you".
 

nickel

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We should not disregard the possible influence of αγαθομούνα on the formation of αγαθόκλα. Any such influence makes unlikely the definition of the term as «ψωροφαντασμένη».
 
Apparently τσαρδόφατσα means 'opposite/facing you' in the Kaliarda. [τσαρδο (= σπίτι, κατοικία) + φάτσα (fazza=όψη)]. Two contacts have confirmed this.
 

nickel

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Sorry, I hadn't seen your query. Yes, that's what Petropoulos says in Kaliarda about τσαρδόφατσα (p. 164).
 
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