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Slang from Russia

babki (бабки)

Money (colloquial, plural of "grandmother," but used for money).

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baldet (балдеть)

To chill out; to enjoy oneself thoroughly; to be delighted.

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bespredel (беспредел)

Lawlessness; utter chaos; extreme disorder.

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bespredel (беспредел)

Lawlessness; utter chaos; extreme disorder (negative connotation).

bez bazaru (без базару)

No problem; no doubt (literally "without talk").

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blin (блин)

Damn! Shoot! (literally "pancake," used as a mild expletive).

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blyat (блять)

damn (very common expletive, highly informal).

butylka (бутылка)

Bottle (often used in the context of alcohol).

chuvak (чувак)

Dude; guy; chap (masculine, informal).

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davai (давай)

Come on; lets go; give it (informal, versatile).

figovo (фигово)

Badly; awfully; crappy (informal adverb).

gulyat (гулять)

To hang out; to party (literally "to walk").

kaif (кайф)

Pleasure; high; enjoyment (from Arabic).

kak dela? (как дела?)

How are things? How are you? (informal greeting).

kapyets (капец)

Damn it! The end! Disaster! (informal, strong expletive).

kapyets (капец)

Damn it! The end! Disaster! (informal, strong expletive implying major trouble).

khalyava (халява)

Something free; a freebie; easy money.

kipel (кипел)

Furious; boiling with anger (masculine, past tense of "to boil").

kruto (круто)

Cool; awesome (literally "steep").

krysha (крыша)

Roof; also means "sanity" or "mind" (e.g., "krysha poekhala" - lost ones mind).

ladno (ладно)

Okay; fine; alright (acknowledgment/agreement).

losharik (лошарик)

A simpleton; a naive or silly person (from "loshad" - horse).

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ment (мент)

Cop; policeman (derogatory/slang).

na fige (на фиге)

Why (the hell)?; what for? (informal, slightly rude).

normalno (нормально)

Normal; okay; fine (used informally to mean "good" or "everythings alright").

otkosiť (откосить)

To dodge; to skip (e.g., military service, class).

otpad (отпад)

Awesome; amazing; a sensation (literally "falling off").

patsanski (пацански)

In a lad-like manner; cool, like a true guy (often associated with certain subcultures).

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patsan (пацан)

Young lad; dude (informal, often for younger males).

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podarok (подарок)

Gift; present (can be used sarcastically for something bad/unwanted).

ponyal (понял)

Understood; got it (informal, masculine past tense).

problema (проблема)

Problem; issue (standard, but very common in slang contexts).

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razvod (развод)

Scam; rip-off (also means "divorce").

sharik (шарик)

Ball (often used to refer to a head, e.g., "brain").

shashlik (шашлык)

Skewered and grilled meat (similar to kebab), very popular comfort food.

strela (стрела)

A meeting, often informal and sometimes for a serious discussion (literally "arrow").

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tema (тема)

Topic; theme; also, something cool or relevant (e.g., "Eto tema!" - Thats the thing!).

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tupoi (тупой)

Stupid; dull-witted (masculine).

tushkan (тушкан)

Fool; idiot (from "tushkanchik" - jerboa, a small rodent).

tusovka (тусовка)

Party; gathering; hangout (often a regular one).

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zalipnut (залипнуть)

To get stuck (on something); to become engrossed; to zone out.

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zalyot (залёт)

A blunder; a serious mistake (often implying getting into trouble).

zavist (зависть)

Envy; jealousy (often used informally as "I am envious of that").

zhest (жесть)

Hardcore; tough; horrifying (literally "tin," implies extreme situation).

zhopny (жопный)

Ass-related; very bad; crappy (from "zhopa" - ass, vulgar).