Bikpela Bagarap

Tok Pisin

Etymology

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

Noun

Bikpela Bagarap

  1. Holocaust
    • 1994, anonymous author, Kirap!‎[1]:
      Long nau yumi save harim kain kain tok i makim ol samting nogut i kamap long nau, olsem “mekim pait long rot bilong ol binatang nogut bilong bagarapim man,” na “Bikpela Bagarap,” na “graun bilong kilim i dai ol man,” na “ol kem bilong reipim ol meri,” na “man bilong bagarapim ol narapela narapela man,” na “dispela bom” (olsem bom atom).
      Into our vocabulary have come phrases reflecting the violence of this generation: “germ warfare,” “the Holocaust,” “killing fields,” “rape camps,” “serial killers,” and “the bomb.”

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.

Synonyms

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