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Pages in category "Russian profanity" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M. Mat (profanity) P.
The mat-word "хуй" ("khuy") in Max Vasmer's Russisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [] (Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language). Heidelberg, 1950–1958. Mat (Russian: мат; матерщи́на / ма́терный язы́к, matershchina / materny yazyk) is the term for vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities.
The topic of this article is not limited to the Russian language, since this phraseology also permeated regional languages in the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, Russian was the official language of inter-nationality communication in the Soviet Union, and was declared official language of the state in 1990, [ 1 ] therefore it was the major source ...
The dramatic weekend rebellion by a mercenary warlord in Russia that challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin was punctuated by dramatic language from the key protagonists — and some long ...
The word "Putler" became common among the opposition in Russia and in Ukraine. [11] The use of the German-sounding slogan Putler Kaputt by Russians represents a change of language as a special play position, thus creating the effect that these words are being used by a foreign observer, while still using words that are understandable for Russians.
Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...
(A play on words: in Russian, 'grandfather' is traditionally used in the sense of 'old man'.) TASS announcement: "Today, due to bad health and without regaining consciousness, Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko took up the duties of Secretary General." (The first element in the sentence is the customary form of words at the beginning of state ...
Russia's economy has defied doomsday predictions more than 32 months into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But Russia's red-hot wartime economy comes with a price: inflation, which hit 9.8% in ...