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    Борзые (здесь сленг. Л.)

    Здравствуйте!
    Что значит "Борзые"?
    Большое спасибо!!

    – Слушай, тут свердловские не играют?
    – Было дело. Сейчас их нет. Наши прогнали. Борзые, как танки, пришлось проучить.
    Кому - нары, кому - Канары.

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    Борзые - those who are brash
    I do not claim that my opinion is absolutely true.
    If you've spotted any mistake in my English, please, correct it. I want to be aware of any mistakes to efficiently eliminate them before they become a habit.

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    It's a type of dog used for hunting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John_Douglas View Post
    It's a type of dog used for hunting.
    Yes, but not in this case
    I do not claim that my opinion is absolutely true.
    If you've spotted any mistake in my English, please, correct it. I want to be aware of any mistakes to efficiently eliminate them before they become a habit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iCake View Post
    Yes, but not in this case
    Ah, I just assumed that it was derived from the name of the dog, describing some people who act like dogs.. but I guess not.

    Ответы@Mail.Ru: что значит выражение "борзая/борзой" по отношению к человеку?

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    Originally it's a dog. The word is борзая. Breed of lean hunting dog which runs very fast. But it became slang (a bit more of criminal slang) which means someone acting not nice, or rude, or trying to break agreements, etc.... the reference to the dog is only partial and also it became mostly masculine борзой (a feminine form is also possible though). The dog is here Борзые собаки — Википедия

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    Спасибо всем!!
    Кому - нары, кому - Канары.

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    And I think the stress is different:
    борзые собаки - борзые хулиганы. Although I am not sure if everyone agrees with the latter, but I'm used to this stress position.

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