This is kind of a stupid question but does anyone know what is a maloika?

Question

I heard it's kind of like giving someone a bad vibe. Is that true?

Answer 1

The word is malocchia which means "evil eye." In very many folk cultures there is an idea that a person, either intentionally or not, can cause bad luck to someone else. This is the "evil eye." Malocchia is the Italian term for it. The idea is known in all Mediterreanean, Aegean, and Middle Eastern cultures, in India, Mexico and various other places. A person passes the "evil eye" not only as an intentional curse, but can pass it by feeling envious of another person. This bad energy is believed to "dry up" the other person. So, if a man becomes impotent or if someone is infertile or if a young child becomes ill or dies, the idea is that someone is "drying up" their life because of some envy or ill will.

In some cultures, persons with blue or very light eyes are thought to naturally have the evil eye. Someone who is thought to have the evil eye unintentionally (a natural bringer of bad luck) is called a "jettadura" ("projector" or "thrower)" in Italian.

In some Latin cultures, it is a bad thing to say something admiring to or about a baby (especially) or about anyone for that matter unless the words "God bless" are also uttered (or if the person makes the sound "peh" 3 times--as if making believe he is spitting so that the moisture will avert the drying up that the evil eye will cause.)The fear is that the compliment is laced with envy that will then harm the child.

Among ways to supposedly protect oneself from the evil eye are wearing charms. Some of these charms have sexual connotations, the idea being that one maintains one's virility I)ie, "juice'). Charm designs of the "Italian horn" or "corno", a hand with index and little finger extended, and the hand in a fist with the thumb inserted between the index and middle fingers supposedly avert the evil eye ( but making gestures like those described here toward others can get you into big trouble. They are considered to be threatening insults. ) The charms are traditionally made of red coral, which is thought to bring good luck and protection and may symbolize the life blood. Men traditionally wear phallic charms (horn, the thumb in fist, or "fica"[which is nasty slang term for female genitalia])and women wear a coral amulet shaped like a branch.

Other amulets depicting either eyes or hands are also used in various cultures, such as the glass blue eye that is supposed to deflect the evil eye.

Answer 2

Evil eye is pronounced "Maloik" or "Maloika" if Mike Trivisonno is to be believed.

I think you are correct as a bad vibe.

Answer 3

The word you're looking for is “maloika,” a bastardization of mal occhio, the Italian evil eye.
The evil eye, which in Italian is called mal occhio ("bad eye").
a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm

Answer 4

People past on evil or bad feelings to someone they don't like or are envious . You can get one of the worst headache you can ever imagine which can last for days and weeks unless you know someone who can take them away

Answer 5

“maloika,” a bastardization of mal occhio, the Italian evil eye

Answer 6

nope...wats that