Thread: 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?

I'll kickstart it

Чё = что = what
Ща = Щас = Сейчас = Now
пацанчик = мальчишка = boy, lad (often a mischevious one)

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

Originally Posted by xdns

флешка = USB flash drive

N.B. It's pronounced like ‘флэ́шка’ ([л] is hard here).

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 Many slang words get outdated within years.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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