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    Ширпотреб

    Is there any disparaging slang name for mass consumption products?
    There is a soviet word ширпотреб in Russian (derived from товары широкого потребления) - usually cheap and of a bad quality. I'm trying to find an equivalent.
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    Re: Ширпотреб

    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    Is there any disparaging slang name for mass consumption products?
    There is a soviet word ширпотреб in Russian (derived from товары широкого потребления) - usually cheap and of a bad quality. I'm trying to find an equivalent.
    Initially ширпотреб was a special out-of-profile part of production of soviet defence(military) industry.

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    "Tat" is the only word that comes to mind in UK useage. See dictionary link http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define. ... &dict=CALD

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    "Consumer goods" is a way to say it, but it isn't the most slangish expression... I really don't know of anything on the top of my head...
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    Chinese junk?

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    Quote Originally Posted by basurero
    Chinese junk?
    Indeed, even in Russian there appeared a sort of set expression "китайский ширпотреб". It's not just as negative though.

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    For cheap imports from Japan the expression was "Jap crаp". You don't hear it anymore because the japanese make pretty good stuff now.
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    You'd probably have to use a four-letter word.

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    You don't hear it anymore because the japanese make pretty good stuff now.
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    Hey my hybrid car is Japanese. I am very content with it
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