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Russian-Slang Compress
SLANG
by Daria Molchanova
TABLE OF CONTENTS :
What is slang?..............................................................................................................2
General words for people........................................................................................3
Appearance..................................................................................................................7
Age...............................................................................................................................12
Intelligence................................................................................................................15
Professional skills....................................................................................................18
Character and Personality...................................................................................19
Social status..............................................................................................................22
Stereotypical perceptions....................................................................................24
Financial status........................................................................................................27
Professions................................................................................................................29
Nationalities..............................................................................................................31
Human body parts...................................................................................................32
Bodily functions.......................................................................................................36
Money.........................................................................................................................39
Food and eating........................................................................................................41
Drinking alcohol.......................................................................................................42
Relationships and sex.............................................................................................43
Gay people.................................................................................................................48
Conflicts and fights.................................................................................................49
Communication........................................................................................................50
Time.............................................................................................................................52
Mistakes.....................................................................................................................53
Holidays......................................................................................................................54
College slang.............................................................................................................55
Work and business..................................................................................................56
Positive and negative words................................................................................57
Text message abbreviations................................................................................59
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What is slang?
What exactly is slang? Why is it so important to understand it? How to use it
properly? This is what this ebook is all about. It’s not that easy to identify
slang, but here are a few of its characteristics:
– informal, non-standard language;
– euphemisms for uncomfortable topics (bodily functions, sex, etc.);
– jargon of a group of specialists (doctors, lawyers, etc.).
Where to use slang? Use it when joking around with friends, but never use it
when talking with a teacher, boss, and maybe even your grandparents! Keep
in mind that some words can be very offensive! You certainly don’t want to
embarrass yourself and people around you.
Also you should remember that slang changes very quickly. Some words
officially become a part of the language, some words go out of fashion and
sound ridiculous and funny.
This ebook presents a selection of the most common modern Russian slang
words and expressions, organized by topic, with examples to show you exactly
how to use them.
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General words for people
There are many slang words for people based on their gender, relations,
character, and behavior.
We also often use these words when we don’t know who the person is. Let’s
have a look at some examples:
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– Чё за хуй? – Who the fuck is this?
Examples:
– Ненавижу эту тётку, она такая злая! – I hate this woman, she’s so mean!
! Кто эта деваха в углу" ! Это моя подруга# ! $%&'( )%*( +,- *.
)%/ 0&1./1" ! 2)'( 34 51*/.6#
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! Все бабы дуры"
– All women are fools.
Examples:
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– Ну что, сестрюня? Пойдёшь с нами? – Well, sis, are you coming with us?
Examples:
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Appearance
In Russian we have several slang words for ATTRACTIVE people:
Examples:
– Она такая секси в этом платье. – She looks very sexy in this dress.
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When it comes to appearance (especially weight), Russians can be very rude
and judgmental! Don't be surprised when your Russian friends openly discuss
someone's shape. For example, there are many derogatory slang words for a
fat person.
каба́н – hog
жирдя́й, жироба́с, жиртре́ст
(these come from the word жир – fat ) – fat ass, lard-ass
пуза́н – this one is usually about a middle-aged man
with a «beer-belly».
Examples:
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Words for FAT WOMEN:
Examples:
– Я не жирная, я милая пышка. – I’m not fat, I’m sweet and plump.
– В этом платье она настоящая корова. – She looks very fat in this dress.
(Literal. She’s such a cow in this dress).
– Ты видела её? Просто свиноматка! – Have you seen her? Simply a sow!
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Words for ATHLETIC and SCRAWNY people:
For a woman who takes care of her health and shape, we have
a word фитоня́шка.
Examples:
Examples:
– И зачем этот дрищ начал драку? – Why did this wimp start a fight?
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Words for TALL and SHORT people:
Examples:
Examples:
– Без каблуков ты выглядишь как карлик. – Without heels you look like
a dwarf.
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Age
In Russian we have several slang terms for CHILDREN.
Examples:
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The Russian language contains many slang words for ELDERLY people.
Examples:
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Finally we have several derogatory slang words for old people:
Examples:
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Intelligence
SMART people in Russian can be described in both a positive and negative way.
Examples:
– Ну, ты мозг! Как ты понял это? – You are so brainy! How did you get it?
There are many slang words for STUPID people, let's have a look at the most
common of them:
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Examples:
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The words for CRAZY people are:
Examples:
– Таня точно не от мира сего, она все время говорит сама с собой.
– Tanya is certainly weird, she always talks to herself.
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Professional skills
Let’s talk about the most common slang words for people with PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS and EXPERIENCE.
Examples:
Examples:
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Character / Personality
Тусо́вщик (men) and тусо́вщица (women) – someone who loves to party.
Тусовщики spend most of their time at night clubs and parties.
Examples:
Душа́ компа́нии (literal. soul of the company) – someone who is very lively and
entertaining; the life of the party.
Examples:
Зану́да – a dull and depressing person who likes long boring conversations and
ruins others’ enjoyment.
Examples:
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ТП / ТПшка (pronounced as тэпэ, тэпэшка; abbreviation for тупая пизда –
dumb cunt) – it’s a stupid girl who is obsessed with her looks and money. These
girls usually have fake lips, eyelashes, hair, and boobs. They adore selfies, and
always «pout» on photos to make their lips look sexier (so called «duck face»).
Examples:
Examples:
Тролль (troll) –as you probably know, on the Internet, there are people who like
to make rude and offensive comments in discussions just to make everyone
angry. And just as in English, we call them trolls.
Examples:
– Не корми тролля.
– Don’t feed the troll.
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Халя́вщик (men) and халя́вщица (women) – freeloader.
These people hate to pay for anything! They constantly try to get things for free
from their friends and family.
Examples:
Examples:
Балабо́л is a man who talks (or promises) way too much, a chatterbox.
Sometimes it is used as a synonym of "liar".
Examples:
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Social status
When talking about HOMELESS people, we use the term бомж. Originally it was
an abbreviation for a person without a place of residence «Без Определённого
Места Жительства» – БОМЖ.
But nowadays it has turned to an independent noun.
Examples:
Also we have several slang terms for PEOPLE WHO DRINK too much alcohol.
And here I mean it – TOO much alcohol; so much that these people don’t fit
into a normal society anymore.
The most common words are алка́ш for men and алка́шка for women –
boozer, wino. Also we say алкона́вт (funny mix of алкоголь
and космонавт – alcohol and cosmonaut).
Examples:
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The IMPRISONED people everyone in Russia calls зек. It comes from the word
заключённый (prisoner, convict). Зеки have their own «culture» and hierarchy.
And of course they have their own slang. In Russia, we even have whole
dictionaries of it.
Examples:
Examples:
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Stereotypical perceptions
Living in a big Russian city and living in the small Russian countryside is like living
on different planets. People from cities often perceive those who live in the
countryside to be less educated (or not educated at all), less cultured and less
modern.
These are some slang words for a PERSON FROM A RURAL AREA:
дереве́нщина (from the word деревня – countryside, village) – hick, hillbilly.
Can be used for both men and women.
колхо́зник / колхо́зница (from the word колхоз – коллективное хозяйство –
collective farm ; very common in the USSR ). Колхозница is a girl who has bad
taste and doesn’t know how to dress and speak properly.
Examples:
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In the Russian language we have an interesting slang word for a group of young
people (12-16 years old), who are cynical, rude, aggressive (mostly on the
Internet), and not very smart in general. They like «to troll» people on social
media and to show that they are against the whole world. We call these guys
школота́ (from the word школа – school).
Examples:
Examples:
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In Russia (and other Slavic countries) we have a big «subculture» of gopniks.
The word го́пник is most likely derived from the Russian slang term for a street
robbery: gop-stop (гоп-стоп). The female form is го́пница.
Гопник is a young person from lower-class suburban areas, coming from families
of poor education and low income. Gopniks are something like American «white
trash».
If you want to learn more about gopniks, check out the «Life of Boris» YouTube
channel.
Examples:
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Financial status
Words for RICH people:
Золота́я молодёжь (literal. golden youth) – gilded youth, jet set. Young people
who come from families with a very high income. Usually it has a negative
meaning because these «kids» like synthetic drugs and don’t care about laws.
Мажо́р – a typical representative of the «golden youth». It’s a young guy from a
wealthy family (very often politicians and officials), spoiled with money.
Па́пик – «Daddy»; a wealthy man (50 and more years of age) who «sponsors»
beautiful young girls in exchange for sex.
Examples:
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Words for POOR people:
Нищебро́д (or нищеёб) – usually it's a poor guy, who can't afford expensive
things. Some Russian girls use this word A LOT when it comes to a man who can't
pay for them in a restaurant and who doesn't give expensive presents.
Examples:
If someone currently has no money, we can say that this person is at the bottom
– на дне́ or на дни́ще.
Examples:
Another way of saying the same thing is на мели́. Originally it means a ship that
runs aground and can't move.
Examples:
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Professions
In Russia we have many slang terms for different PROFESSIONS. Here are the
most common of them.
Examples:
Examples:
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IT-specialist – айти́шник.
Examples:
Examples:
– Ненавижу журналюг!
– I hate journalists!
Examples:
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Nationalities
It's not a secret that Russians don't care that much about hurting anyone's
feelings. No wonder that we have many slang words (offensive ones!) for people
from other countries.
Japanese – Япо́шка.
Chinese – Китаёза.
German – Немчура́.
Jewish – Жид.
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Human body parts
Here are some slang/informal words for specific body parts with examples:
– Я уже не могу видеть твою морду! – I can't stand seeing your mug anymore!
– Надеюсь, тебе там разобьют ебало. – I hope they smash your mug there.
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MOUTH – па́сть (literal. jaws), ва́режка (literal. mitten), пельме́ни (literal.
dumplings. That's how we call fake silicon lips).
CHIN – двойно́й подборо́док (double chin). A double chin is an extra layer of fat
around a person’s neck, so that it looks like they have two chins.
– Мне кажется, тебе нельзя есть фаст фуд. У тебя двойной подбородок.
– I think you shouldn't eat fast food, you already have a double chin.
BREASTS – си́ськи (in general), буфера́ (big tits), до́йки (we say it when breasts
are so big that it's not beautiful anymore), доска́ (literal. board. It means a flat
chest).
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HANDS – ла́пы (literal. paws), гра́бли (raker).
DICK – член (literal. member; most common word), пе́нис (more "official" name),
болт (literal. bolt; big dick), хуй (cock; very rude).
– Хуй чешется.
– My cock itches.
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VAGINA – ваги́на (very formal, nobody says that in everyday life), ки́ска (literal.
pussy cat), мохна́тка (hairy one; "full bush"; mostly used by men), пизда́ (cunt).
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Bodily functions
In Russia, speaking about «toilet activities» is almost a taboo. If someone wants to
go to a bathroom, it’s better to say «Я сейчас вернусь» («I’ll be right back» ) or «Я
на минутку» («One minute»). And of course you should never ever fart in front of
anyone, even if it’s your family or best friend. Never!
Examples:
– Мой маленький сын научился писать стоя! – My little son has learned
how to pee standing.
– Собака отливает прямо на мое дерево! – This dog is taking a piss right
on my tree!
– Хватит ссать мимо унитаза! – Stop pissing all around the toilet!
– Кот опять нассал на пол. – The cat pissed on the floor again.
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Slang terms for DEFECATION:
сходи́ть по-большо́му (to do a big thing) – it’s like «to go number two».
ка́кать – to poop. This one is rather innocent and is often used with children.
срать – to take crap / shit
меня́ пронесло́ – I had the runs
навали́ть в штаны́ – to shit one’s pants.
Examples:
– Я выпил кофе и меня пронесло. – I drank coffee and had the runs.
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Slang terms for VOMITING:
рвать (+Gen.case) – to throw up
блева́ть – to vomit, to puke.
Examples:
Examples:
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Money
General slang words for MONEY:
бабло́ (бабли́шко) – money, cash
капу́ста (literal. cabbage) – in the past it was used only for dollars, but now it's just
a general word for any money
лаве́ – the roots come from the Gypsy language. Today young people use it a lot,
especially together with a verb «поднимать». Поднимать лаве means to raise
money.
Examples:
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More slang words for MONEY
Examples:
If something is too cheap – much cheaper than it should be – you can call it халя́ва.
Examples:
If someone spends money on the things that are not necessary at the moment,
we use the expression транжи́рить де́ньги.
Examples:
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Food and eating
General slang terms for EATING are:
ло́пать – to eat with a good appetite
ха́вать – very informal way of saying «to eat»
жрать – rude way of saying «to eat».
Examples:
Also you can transform the verbs хавать and жрать into nouns ха́вчик and
жра́чка. It is a common way to replace the word FOOD for young people in
informal situations.
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Drinking alcohol
General verbs for DRINKING ALCOHOL are:
Examples:
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Relationships and sex
A man who is popular with women and knows how to treat them, in Russian is
да́ мский уго́дник. The one who likes to date many women without any
commitment is ба́бник. Also you can say не пропу́стит ни одно́й ю́бки if a guy is
a skirt chaser. A very unpleasant slang word for a man who has sex with many
women is бляду́н.
Examples:
Russian girls have a special word for married men who want to date other
women. It is жена́тик.
Example:
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A woman who has many sexual partners is still perceived as a bad person in
Russian society. That's why most of the slang words are derogatory:
шала́ва – a girl who sleeps with many men
шку́ра (literal. skin) – an «easy girl», someone to pick up in bars and clubs; tramp
шлю́ха – hooker, slut, whore
блядь – the rudest way to address a woman.
Examples:
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The number of slang terms and euphemisms for kissing, masturbation, and sex is
enormous, in this book I will give just a few of the most common words.
All these words usually have negative meaning, and are used
for people who kiss and make out in public.
Examples:
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Slang words for MASTURBATION:
Examples:
A funny way of speaking about masturbation for men is bringing up the Ду́ня
Кулако́ва character. The «last name» comes from the word кулак (fist), so it's
something like Dunya Fist.
Examples:
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Slang words for SEX
Examples:
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Gay people
First, you should understand that in Russia the LGBT community is still being
discriminated against by the majority of society, and being homosexual is
perceived negatively by many people. Please be careful with this topic when you
come to Russia.
WARNING! The following terms are insulting! I am only teaching this so you can
understand them if you hear them in movies or on TV.
Пету́х (literal. rooster) – this term comes from «prison language». Originally it
was used for male convicts who sold themselves sexually for cigarettes, extra
food, etc. Now it's an insulting term for gay men.
As for STRAIGHT PEOPLE, in Russian we call them натура́л (for men) and
натура́лка (for women).
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Conflicts and fights
When someone has a short fuse, meaning it doesn’t take long to make them
angry, we say заводи́ться с пол-оборо́та (literal. to wind up).
Example:
– С ним опасно ходить куда-то, он заводится с пол-оборота!
– It's dangerous to go somewhere with him, he flies right off the handle!
When someone is trying to start a fight, we call this лезть на рожо́н (literal. to
climb the spike).
Example:
– Не лезь на рожон, их десять человек!
– Don't go looking for trouble, there are ten of them!
Examples:
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Communication
Slang words for TALKING and CHATTING:
Examples:
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Slang words for LYING:
Examples:
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Time
Slang words for SETTING THE TIME FOR SOMETHING:
Examples:
– Вечерком созвонимся?
– Let's call in the evening?
Also we have an interesting expression на́ ночь гля́дя (literal. looking at night),
which means very late.
Example:
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Mistakes
FAIL
Slang words for MISTAKES:
Examples:
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Holidays
Slang words for HOLIDAYS:
Examples:
Examples:
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College slang
General slang terms for COLLEGE:
Examples:
Examples:
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Work and business
Slang terms for WORK:
Examples:
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Positive and negative slang words
Slang words (here adverbs) to describe something GOOD and GREAT:
Examples:
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– Как же охуенно она сегодня выглядит!
– How freaking awesome she looks today!
фиго́во – bad
дерьмо́во – crappy / shitty
говня́но – crappy / shitty, but in a rude way
хрено́во – bad, lame
хуёво – very bad, fucked up.
Examples:
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Text message abbreviations
Today we spend more and more time online. When chatting online or exchanging
text messages, Russian speakers often use abbreviations for certain words and
phrases. Remember, these should ONLY be used in very informal chats and
messages with your friends.
GENERAL WORDS:
пн – понедельник – Monday
вт – вторник – Tuesday
ср – среда – Wednesday
чт – четверг – Thursday
пт – пятница – Friday
сб – суббота – Saturday
вс – воскресенье – Sunday
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HOLIDAYS:
RELATIONSHIPS:
EMOTIONS:
омг – omg
втф – wtf
лол – lol
го куда-то – let's go to...?
имхо – imo, imho
Congratulations!
You've finished the Real Russian Language Ebook!
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