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Translate "Sharp Knife" Into Latvian
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Translate "Sharp Knife" Into Latvian refers to a series of memes, including don't Google memes, asking viewers not to translate the phrase "sharp knife" from English to Latvian, resulting in the translation, "ass nazis." Posts about the translation can be found online as early as 2013, with memes about the translation becoming increasingly popular around 2020.
Origin
On October 31st, 2013, Redditor u/LaPlaya[1] made a post to /r/todayilearned[1] sharing the wiktionary page for the Latvian word "ass," which means "sharp," writing, "TIL that 'ass nazis' in Latvian means 'sharp knife,' garnering around 50 upvotes in 10 years. This is the earliest known post to share the translation.
The knowledge gained some spread throughout the late 2010s, including through a post by X[2] user @Dace_Shh on October 18th, 2018 and a comment by Redditor u/LatvianLio nto /r/askreddit[3] on August 17th, 2019, garnering roughly 240 upvotes in four years. On November 18th, 2020, u/Ripuru-kun posted the translation to /r/memes,[4] garnering over 54,000 upvotes and marking the first iteration of the translation to gain notable virality (shown below).
![I wish I was joking Posted by u/Ripuru-kun Thank you mods, very cool! 3 years ago I wish I was joking Literally every other language: normal stuff Latvian: Angļu sharp knife sharp knife sharp knife sharpener ass nazis Apstiprinājusi kopiena Latviešu](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/717/951/9bb.jpg)
Spread
The meme spread over the following years, often through "don't Google" formats such as the Don't Do X. For example, on November 16th, 2021, a Redditor posted a meme using the "Don't Do X" format to relay the translation to /r/memes,[5] garnering around 30 upvotes in two years (shown below). On January 5th, 2023, u/r-ShadowNinja posted a version of the meme to /r/okbuddyretard,[6] garnering over 600 upvotes in 11 months.
![don't translate 'sharp knife' into latvian worst mistake of my life DON'T TRANSLATE "SHARP KNIFE" INTO LATVIAN I imglix.com 3123 WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/717/952/827.jpg)
On December 12th, X[7] user @LocalBateman posted a Peter I Told You version of the meme, garnering over 7,000 likes and 300 reposts in under 24 hours (shown below).
![peter i told you not to google translate 'sharp knife' into latvian Peter I told you not to Google translate "sharp knife" into Latvian](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/717/957/ac6.jpg)
Various Examples
![the world must know what ass nazis means in english THE WORLD MUST KNOW THAT "ASS NAZIS" Opening Mon Tue-Thur MEANS "A SHARP KNIFE" IN LATVIAN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/717/948/6ff.jpg)
![Ass Nazis is a sharp knife in Latvian. LatvianLion 4 yr. ago Ass means sharp in Latvian. Nazis means knife in Latvian. Ass Nazis is a sharp knife in Latvian. 242 Share](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/717/950/5ef.jpg)
![GUYS DONT DO IT 😨😰😱 GUYS DONT TRANSLATE SHARP KNIFE TO LATVIAN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/717/953/e28.jpg)
![angry bird says DON'T TRANSLATE "SHARP KNIFE" imgflip.com INTO LATVIAN RY BIRDS AM SPRAT](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/717/960/da2.jpg)
![Evil Gru "don't translate sharp knife to latvian" WHATEVER YOU DO DONT TRANSLATE SHARP KNIFE INTO INTO LATVIAN nade with mematic](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/717/961/133.jpg)
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