{"id":12259,"date":"2020-02-21T07:57:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T07:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=12259"},"modified":"2020-02-20T05:15:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T05:15:40","slug":"5-slang-words-in-contemporary-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/5-slang-words-in-contemporary-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Slang Words in Contemporary Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever find yourself reading an article in Russian on a hip website and seeing a word that doesn’t seem to make sense even after you look it up? This post will look at some expressions that have cropped up or taken on new meanings recently. I will include examples from various Telegram channels. I am not endorsing these examples \u2014 they simply illustrate how certain words are used. The author’s spelling and punctuation have been preserved.<\/p>\n

\"sunken

Photo by Jo\u00e3o Ferreira<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

1. \u0422\u043e\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e-\u0442\u043e<\/h2>\n

literal meaning: to drown someone, to sink something<\/p>\n

additional meaning: to support someone, to root for something, to “stan”<\/p>\n

examples:<\/p>\n

\u0412 \u0442\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043c\u044f \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u044b \u043d\u0430\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0442 \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043f\u0438\u043c \u0437\u0430 \u0432\u0441\u044f\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0443\u044e \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0436\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0449\u0438\u043d \u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u043e\u0442\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0443 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0449\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0444\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[Whereas we are pushing for all kinds of financial independence for women and the cancellation of [gender-based] bans on certain occupations.]<\/p>\n

(Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2. \u041c\u0443\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c\/\u0437\u0430\u043c\u0443\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/h2>\n

origin: the adjective \u043c\u0443\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 means “murky”<\/p>\n

literal meaning: to muddy (the water)<\/p>\n

additional meaning: to start something or set something up, like a shady operation or something more innocuous like a get-together or a relationship<\/p>\n

examples:<\/p>\n

\u0418\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0301\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0430\u0433\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432, \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0436\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0449\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0441\u044b\u0432\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c \u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0443\u0301\u0447\u0448\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0433, \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0445\u043e\u0437\u044f\u0301\u0435\u043a, \u0430 \u043c\u0443\u0436\u0447\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0430\u043c \u2014 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043c\u0443\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0431\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0437\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0448\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[[This is the story] of dozens of agents, where women were cast to play [the heroine’s] best friends and landladies, and men, to seduce her and get intimate.]<\/p>\n

(Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"men

Photo by Quino Al<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

3. \u0411\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0438\u0442\u044c: (\u0443) \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e-\u0442\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0438\u0442<\/h2>\n

origin: \u0431\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0430, a bomb<\/p>\n

literal meaning: to bomb something<\/p>\n

additional meaning: someone can’t even with something, something drives someone insane, someone sees red<\/p>\n

examples:<\/p>\n

\u041e\u0301\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0439, \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043c\u0443\u0436\u0447\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0301, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0443\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0435\u0448\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e \u043e \u0444\u0435\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0437\u043c\u0435, \u0431\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0435, \u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0435\u0301\u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[There are many literary works written by men, so after you learn a lot about feminism and body positivity, some works make you see red.]<\/p>\n

(Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"lamps

Photo by Patrick Tomasso<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

4. \u041b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439<\/h2>\n

origin: \u043b\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0430, a lamp<\/p>\n

literal meaning: referring to a lamp<\/p>\n

additional meaning: vintage, rustic, quaint<\/p>\n

examples:<\/p>\n

\u0415\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u044b \u0431\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0432 \u0411\u0435\u0440\u043b\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0435, \u0442\u043e \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0435\u0442\u0435, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0446\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0446\u0430 – \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434 \u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439, \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434 “\u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439”, \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0434\u043d\u044f\u044f \u0435\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0446\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0444\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u044d\u043f\u043e\u0301\u0445\u0438.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[If you’ve been to Berlin, you know that the German capital is an analog and “rustic” city; it’s the last remaining capital of the pre-digital age in Europe.]<\/p>\n

(Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5. \u0417\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0440<\/h2>\n

origin: from criminal\/prison slang “\u0437\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f” \u2014 to humiliate yourself, e.g. by touching something dirty<\/p>\n

additional meaning: something shameful or embarrassing<\/p>\n

examples:<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0301\u0434\u044b \u043f\u043e\u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0301\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0301\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0432 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c (\u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043b\u044e\u0441), \u043d\u043e \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440 (\u043c\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0443\u0441).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[Translations are posted a few times a day (that’s a plus), but there is an ungodly number of ads on the website (that’s a minus).]<\/p>\n

(Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"lamps

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