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    Popular Russian Slang

    I wanna start a POPULAR RUSSIAN SLANG dictionary here, but not like there are on other websites -- they're terrible. Too spread-out and big. My idea is a general source of some popular words. Words that you actually hear. Maybe we can put it as an article on the site afterwards...

    Can anyone kickstart this, please?
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    "Особенно упорно надо заниматься тем, кто ничего не знает." - Като Ломб

    "В один прекрасный день все ваши подспудные знания хлынут наружу. Ощущения при этом замечательные, уверяю вас." -Кто-то

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    I'll kickstart it

    Чё = что = what
    Ща = Щас = Сейчас = Now
    пацанчик = мальчишка = boy, lad (often a mischevious one)
    "Особенно упорно надо заниматься тем, кто ничего не знает." - Като Ломб

    "В один прекрасный день все ваши подспудные знания хлынут наружу. Ощущения при этом замечательные, уверяю вас." -Кто-то

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    телек = TV-set
    велик = bike
    фотик = camera
    мобилка, мобила, сотик = mobile phone
    флешка = USB flash drive

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    Quote Originally Posted by xdns View Post
    флешка = USB flash drive
    N.B. It's pronounced like ‘флэ́шка’ ([л] is hard here).
    Please correct my English

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    they're terrible. Too spread-out and big
    The problem with slang is that it changes very fast. Many slang words get outdated within years. So you have to collect only the most common and used ones. I've seen many slang dictionaries where half the words sound funny and unfamiliar because the author of the dictionary is from a different generation.

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    But this dictionary will be very big, you know?

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