Russian slang

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Russian slang, proverbs, idioms, and many other different words and expressions in Modern Conversational Russian Dictionary.

корпорати́в [kar-pa-ra-téef] Noun , masculine

corporative party, office party

обалде́ть [a-bal-dyét'] Verb , perfective

(informal) to go out of one's mind, to lose one's wits; to be stunned; to get shocked

зашка́ливать [za-shká-lee-vat'] Verb , imperfective

to be off scale / too much / through the roof

фигня́ [feeg-nyá] Noun , feminine

(slang) nonsense; trash, junk; mess; thingy; something small and not important

устака́ниться [us-ta-ká-nee-tsa] Verb , perfective

to settle down (slang)

прико́льно [pree-kól'-na] Adverb

cool, nice, fun, funny, interesting

бэу́шный [be-úsh-nyî] Adjective , comes from "б/у" (бы́вший в употребле́нии)

used, second-hand

о́фисный планкто́н [ó-fees-nyî plank-tón] Phrase

office plankton (low motivated office worker)

ни фига́ [nee fee-gá] Phrase

completely nothing, not a thing (slang)

па́риться [pá-ree-tsa] Verb , imperfective

to take a steam bath, to sweat; (slang) to worry

сдуре́ть [sdu-ryét'] Verb , perfective

to become a fool, to go crazy (slang)

кача́ть права́ [ka-chát' pra-vá] Phrase

(slang) persistently demand something referring to one's rights

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