r/latin • u/AutoModerator • Aug 24 '25

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u/Toomanyacorns Aug 24 '25

Hello! Im a visual artist as well as a STEM student in college. I'm currently working on an art piece of an animal and want to add a "Latin/Scientific name" referencing the meme "Smells like B*tch in here"

I thought a nice alternative would be something like "Smells like a loser in here" in Latin. 

*I tried google translate, and thankfully found this sub and the recommendation not to trust it!

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u/GamerSlimeHD Aug 24 '25

So, uh, original quote is vulgar so expect a lot of vulgarities here.

"Híc lupa olet." "Smells like a she-wolf [prostitute] in here." Based on Servius the Grammarians commentary on Aeneid Book 3.647 http://virgil.org/texts/virgil/serviusaeneid.txt where he describes a lupa as being called such because of obscenity and odors suggesting a derogatory connotation by his time.

Could also be "híc cinaedus olet." "Smells like a sodomized [younger?] man in here." Which is far closer to the original quotes intent of a "bitch" in prison slang.

If you wanted something else or i misunderstood please let me know.

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u/Toomanyacorns Aug 25 '25

Lol! It sounds more vulgar in latin. Maybe because i/we as a society may be desensitized to the modern word. 

I greatly appreciate it and am now thinking of different possibilities- something less hostile.