bikpela bagarap

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From bikpela (“severe”) +‎ bagarap (“unfortunate situation”).

Noun

bikpela bagarap

  1. atrocity, calamity, disaster
    • 1986, anonymous author, Wastaua‎[1]:
      Dispela bikpela bagarap bai kamap olsem wanem?
      How will this great calamity come about?
  2. alternative letter-case form of Bikpela Bagarap

Usage notes

This term, when spelled in lowercase, can refer to any atrocity, calamity, or disaster. However, the uppercase term Bikpela Bagarap refers exclusively to the Nazi Holocaust.

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