Russian Slang & Colloquialisms

Introduction Slang and colloquialisms ARE NOT accepted as formal or literary. Slang belongs to the most informal register and characteristic of spoken language, often originating in the cult language of a particular socio-cultural group. It contains newly coined words or regular words with different nonstandard meanings. Colloquialisms are accepted in ordinary speech and familiar conversation, they gained great popularity and are recognized by the majority of modern Russian population. Slang and colloquialisms form a big part of Russian active vocabulary. As a rule, these phrases are emotionally colored and used to give force to one's speech. Although they are mainly used in informal oral speech, they are also often found in the press, frequently heard on popular radio and television programs. Nevertheless, it can be risky for someone who is not a native speaker to use slang and colloquialisms. Mainly because most of the expressions do have a tendency to be vulgar or offensive. Short Forms and Labels f feminine gender v phr phrase based on a verb m masculine gender n phr phrase based on a noun n neuter gender adj phr phrase based on an adjective pl plural derog derogatory not decl not declined interj interjection adv adverb drug sl drug slang adj adjective comp sl computer slang

Russian word or phrase	Transliteration	English equivalent(s)	Explanation
А
алкаш m, derog	alkash	dipso	drunk, alcoholic
аська f, comp sl	as'ka		ICQ
Б
бабки pl	babki	spondulicks, dough	sum of money essential for the owner (see also "Гони бабки!')
бабник m	babnik	womanizer, philanderer	man who habitually pays attention to many women for sexual purposes
базар m	bazar	chitchap, bull session	talk, conversation
бардак m	bardak		disorder, mess, disarray
без базара n phr	bez bazara		no problems
Блин! interj	Blin!	Shit!	expresses a wide range of emotions from admiration to dispair depending on situation and intonation, a bit milder than its English equivalent
братан = приятель m	bratan = priyatel'	man	form of address to a man
бухать v	buhat'	hit the bottle	drink too much alcohol
В
в заднице v phr	v zadnitze	in a (ass) hole	be in difficult/embarrassing situation
в натуре adv	v nature	actually
Вали отсюда!	Vali otsyuda!	F**k off!	very rude phrase meaning :"Get out of here!"
Всё ништяк!	Vsyo nishtyak!		Everything is excellent!
втюриться v	vtyurit'sya		to fall in love
въезжать v	v'ezzhat'	to dig	to understand
вырубиться v	vyrubit'sya		1)to fall asleep; 2) to lose consciousness
Г
геморрой m	gemorroj		big problem
глюк m, comp sl	glyuk		snark, glitch
говно = дерьмо n	govno = der'mo	shit	usually used in literal reference
говнюк m	govnyuk	bastard
голубой adj	goluboj	gay guy	homosexual man (literally: "blue")
Гони бабки!	Goni babki!		Give me the money!(see also "бабки'')
гудеть v	gudet'	whoop it up	to enjoy oneself a lot
Д
Да ну!	Da nu!	You don't say!
Давай оторвёмся. v phr	Davaj otorvemsya.	Let's live it up.
девушка по вызову n phr	devushka po vyzovu	call girl	woman prositute who makes her arrangements by phone
Дело дрянь.	Delo dryan'.	The cake is dough.	Things are looking bad.
дерьмо = говно n	der'mo = govno	shit	usually used in literal reference
детка = крошка f	detka = kroshka	baby	tender or ironical form of address to a girl or woman
дешёвка f	deshyovka	el cheapo	low price, bargain
Достал. = Заколебал. v	Dostal. = Zakolebal.	You pissed me off.	I am annoyed with you!(informal phrase expressing annoyance)
дура f	dura	fool	silly female person
дурак m	durak	fool	silly male person
дурака валять v phr	duraka valyat'	1)screw around	1)to do nothing; 2)play the fool
дурдом m	durdom	loony bin, funny farm	mental hospital
Ж
жмот m	zhmot		miser, stingy person
жмурик m, ironical	zhmurik		corpse, dead person
З
За базар ответишь.	Za bazar otvetish'.		You'll be held accountable for what you've said.
забить стрелку v phr	zabit' strelku		to make a date/meeting
задница f, usu. ironical	zadnitza	ass, butt	bad person
Заколебал. v	Zakolebal.	You pissed me off.	I am annoyed with you!(informal phrase expressing annoyance)
зануда f	zanuda	killjoy, bore	boring, uninteresting person
Заткнись! v	Zatknis'!	Shut up!	be or make quiet
зелень f	zelen'	green bucks, spinach	only US dollars
И
Исчезни! v	Ischezni!	Get lost!
К
кайф m	kajf		feeling of euphoria, great pleasure, enjoyment
Какая зануда! n phr	Kakaya zanuda!	What a bore!
Какого чёрта! interj	Kakogo chyorta!	What the hell!
каланча f	kalancha		tall girl
капуста f	kapusta	cabbage	money
Катит. v	Katit.		that's good, it suits
качок m	kachok	jock-strap	body-builder, athlete
клава f, comp sl	klava		keyboard
классная девчонка n phr	klassnaya devchonka	cool girl
классный adj	klassnyj	cool, kickin'	first-class; top-level
клёво adv	klyovo	сool	very good, very pleasant, fine
клёвый adj	klyovyj	hot red, cool	very good, very pleasant, fine
клёвый мужик n phr	klyovyj muzhik	cool cat
клеиться v	kleit'sya		to try to get acquainted
козёл m, derog	kozyol	ass	very abusive word meaning a bad man
колотун m	kolotun		sharp frost
колоться = ширяться v, drug sl	kolot'sya = shiryat'sya	knock up, fix	to inject drugs
колымага f	kolymaga	heap	old vehicle, (referring slightingly to a car)
комп m, comp sl	komp		computer
Кончай базар.	Konchaj bazar.		Stop talking.
Кроме шуток.	Krome shutok.	No kidding.
крошка = детка f	kroshka = detka	baby	tender or ironical form of address to a girl or woman
круто adv	kruto	cool, zero cool	great
крутой adj	krutoj	cool, number one	great, strong, rich ,fashionable
крутой парень n phr	krutoj paren'	tough guy
крыша f	krysha		1)head; 2)patron, protector; 3) protection
крыша поехала n phr	krysha poehala		to go crazy, turn one's head
Куда намылился?	Kuda namylilsya?		Where are you thinking of going to? What did you get ready for?
Л
липа f	lipa		fake, imitation, forgery
липовый adj	lipovyj		forged, false
лох m	loh	sucker, klutz
любопытная Варвара n phr	lyubopytnaya Varvara	nosy parker	nosy person
лясы точить v phr	lyasy tochit'	chew the fat	to have a long conversation about many subjects
М
мать f	mat'		ironical form of address to a girl or woman ( literally: "mother")
мачо not decl. noun	macho	macho	sexual man
между нами, девочками	mezhdu nami, devochkami		frankly speaking, between you and me
мент m	ment	cop	policeman/ policewoman
ментовка f	mentovka	cop-shop, fuzz station	police station
Меня надули!	Menya naduli!	I'm taken in!	smb deceived me
Мне в лом.	Mne v lom.		I am too lazy (to do smth.)
Мне до лампочки. = Мне по барабану.	Mne do lampochki. = Mne po barabanu.		I don't care.
Мне насрать, что ты думаешь. derog	Mne nasrat', chto ty dumaesh'.	I don't give a shit what you think.	I don't care whar you think.
Мне по барабану. = Мне до лампочки.	Mne po barabanu. = Mne do lampochki.		I don't care.
Мне по фигу.	Mne po figu.		1)It's all the same to me. 2) I do not care.
мобила f	mobila		cellular phone
мымра f	mymra		unpleasant woman
Н
на своих двоих	na svoih dvoih		go on foot
навеселе = на ушах adv	navesele = na ushah	in the pink	a bit drunk
наезжать (на кого-либо) v	naezzhat' (na kogo-libo)	sail into someone	to express dissatisfaction, to blame
нарядный adj	naryadnyj	well-heeled	rich
Не бери в голову.	Ne beri v golovu.	Take it easy .
Не гони пургу. = Не свисти.	Ne goni purgu. = Ne svisti.		Do not tell lies.
Ни фига себе! = Обалдеть! interj	Ni figa sebe! = Obaldet'!	Crickey! Golly!	expression of surprise
ни хрена n phr	ni hrena		1) nothing; 2) nothing of the kind; 3) no
нулёвый adj	nulevyj	brand-new	new and completely unused
О
О, классно!	O, klassno!	Man, it's cool!	Great!
Обалдеть! = Ни фига себе! interj	Obaldet'! = Ni figa sebe!	Crickey! Golly!	expression of surprise
облом m	oblom		failure of plans and hopes
огрызаться v	ogryzat'sya	talk back	snarl, snap: to speak or say quickly in an annoyed way
ой! interj	oj!	ouch!
остаться с носом v phr	ostat'sya s nosom	leave holding the bag
Остынь. v	Ostyn'.	Chill out. Calm down.
Отвали. v	Otvali.	Piss off.	go away, leave me alone
отрываться v	otryvat'sya	to live it up	to have a wild good time; enjoy oneself with eating and drinking, parties, spending, etc.
отстой m	otstoj		smth disgraceful, worthless
П
педик m	pedik		homosexual man
пердеть v, taboo	perdet'	fart	to send out air from the bowels through the anus
переводить стрелки v phr	perevodit' strelki		to shift the blame on smb
перцы pl	pertzy		cool guys
пилить v	pilit'		to run smb down, to lecture smb
пить запоем v phr	pit' zapoem	drink like a fish	drink too much, several days/weeks running
Поехали! v	Poehali !	Kick it!	let's go or get started
пойло n	pojlo	booze	alcoholic drinks
по-любому adv	po-lyubomu	at any rate
пороть чушь v phr	porot' chush'	get a screw loose	to talk nonsense
потрясный adj	potryasnyj		Really good, striking excellent
Пошёл ты!	Poshyol ty!	F**k you!	very rude phrase expressing extreme annoyance (literally: "go away!")
предки pl	predki	folks	parents
придурок m	pridurok	nitwit	silly foolish person
прикид m	prikid		peson's clothing
Прикинь! v	Prikin'!		Just imagine!
прикольно adv	prikol'no		funny, comically, jokingly
приятель m	priyatel'	buddy, dude	man, guy
профукать v	profukat'		to lose ( used if the thing or the game is lost or the game)
псих m	psih	kook, nuts	person whose ideas or behaviour are unusual or silly
пьян в стельку adj phr	p'yan v stel'ku	dead drunk, drunk back
пялиться (на кого-то/ что-то) v	pyalit'sya (na kogo-to/chto-to)		to gaze at smb./smth.
Р
расколоться v	raskolot'sya		to tell the truth
раскусить v	raskusit'		to reveal smb's secret
Расскажи это кому-нибудь другому.	Rasskazhi eto komu-nibud' drugomu.	Tell your story to marines.
расфуфыренный adj	rasfufyrennyj	dolled up	festively dressed
рожа f	rozha	mug	face
рубить капусту v phr	rubit' kapustu	to make a quick buck	to make money quickly and easily
С
с приветом	s privetom	gaga	having or showing a weak mind
сволочь f	svoloch'	bastard, skunk	abusive word denoting a person who is bad, unfair, unkind, etc.
сидеть на игле v phr, drug sl	sidet' na igle	on the needle, on the hype	to inject drugs regularly
скорефаниться v	skorefanit'sya (verb)		to make friends
Следи за базаром!	Sledi za bazarom!	Whach your tongue!
смыться v	smyt'sya (verb)	to slip away
сортир m	sortir (m, noun)	craphouse, grower	toilet
старый пердун m, n phr, derog	staryj perdun (m, derogatory)		unpleasant old man
ствол m	stvol (m, noun)	rod	weapon, arm
строить глазки	stroit' glazki	make eyes at smb.	to show that one finds (someone) sexually attractive by looking at them in an inviting way
сука f, foul	suka	bitch	person, esp. when unkind or bad-tempered
сыграть в ящик v phr	sygrat' v yashchik	kick the bucket	to die
Т
тачка f	tachka	four wheels, sheen	car
Твою мать! intej	Tvoyu mat'!	F**king shit!	expressing anger/annoyance or surprise, a bit milder than its English equivalent
телек = ящик m	telek = yashchik	idiot box, boob tube	TV set
тёлка f, derog	tyolka	quail	girl or woman
тормоз m	tormoz		person slow in understanding
торчать v	torchat'		to get delighted, to enjoy smth greatly, to turn on
травка f, drug sl	travka	bush, grass	marijuana
трахаться v	trahat'sya	fuck, jig	to have sex
трепло n	treplo	bigmouth
тусовка = туса	tusovka = tusa	be-in	party, the place where young people gather
туфта f	tufta		nonsense, trifle
Ты меня достал!	Ty menya dostal!	I' m sick and tired of you!
тюряга f	tyuryaga	jug	prison, jail
Ф
Фига с два!	Figa s dva!		Nothing of the kind!
фигня f	fignya		nonsense, trifle, rubbish
фингал = фонарь m	fingal = fonar'	shiner	black eye
фишка f	fishka		interesting or exlusive information , subject, thing
фонарь = фингал m	fonar' = fingal	shiner	black eye
Х
хавать v	havat'		to have meals, to eat
хавчик m	havchik	chow	food
халтура = халтурка f	haltura = halturka	moonlighting, gig	work on the side
халява f	halyava		smth that is free of charge, got for nothing
халявщик m	halyavshchik	deadbeat	lazy person who gets everything for nothing at smb.'s expense
хрен m	hren	cock, dick	penis (literlly:"horse-radish") In 90% of words "hren" is interchangeable with "khuy" (m, foul).
хреново adv	hrenovo		badly, not well
Ч
чайник m	chajnik		stupid person, beginner
Чёрт возьми! = Чёрт побери! interj	Chyort voz'mi! = Chyort poberi!	Damn it! Oh shit!	expressing anger or annoyance
Чёрт побери! = Чёрт возьми! interj	Chyort poberi! = Chyort voz'mi!	Damn it! Oh shit!	expressing anger or annoyance
Чёрт! interj	Chyort!	Damn! Hell!	expressing anger or annoyance
чёртов adj	chyortov	f**king, jiggered	damned, accursed
чёткий adj	chyotkij	neat, cool	very good, very pleasant, fine
чокнутый adj	choknutyj	cranky, screwy,dippy	very strange, odd, slightly mad
Что ты несёшь?!	Chto ty nesyosh'?!	What are you drivelling about?
чувак m	chuvak	buddy, kiddo
чушь f	chush'	garbage, guff	1) stupid and worthless ideas, words, etc.; 2) lies
чушь собачья n phr	chush' sobach'ya	bull shit
Ш
шарить v	sharit'		to have a good understanding of smth
Шевелись! v	Shevelis'!	Shake a leg!	Hurry up!
ширяться = колоться v, drug sl	shiryat'sya = kolot'sya	knock up, fix	to inject drugs
шишка f	shishka	big gun, big noise	person of great importance
шмотки pl	shmotki		сlothes
шнурки в стакане n phr, teens' sl	shnurki v stakane		parents are at home
штука f	shtuka		one thousand of roubles
Я
Я в осадке.	Ya v osadke.		I am shoked/surprised.
Я не въезжаю.	Ya ne v'ezzhayu.	I don't dig it.	I do not understand
Я тащусь!	Ya tashchus'!		I enjoy (smth). I am delighted (with smth).
яйца pl, taboo	yajtza	balls	testicles
ящик = телек m	yashchik = telek	idiot box, boob tube	TV set

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