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minus-squareetuomaala@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·edit-25 months agoThe English “pedarast” is not a great translation. Not vulgar, or like, swear-wordy enough. Doesn’t capture the Russian connotations. See https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/пидарас
minus-squareCinner@lemmy.worldBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoпидорас Russian Alternative forms пидара́с (pidarás) пдр (pdr) (SMS slang) пдрс (pdrs) (SMS slang) Etymology Deliberate mispronunciation of педера́ст (pederást, pedɛrást).
minus-squareetuomaala@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoIt then goes on to say Noun пидора́с • (pidorás) m anim (genitive пидора́са, nominative plural пидора́сы, genitive plural пидора́сов) (vulgar, offensive) fag, faggot (homosexual) (vulgar) asshole (mean or rude person)
The English “pedarast” is not a great translation. Not vulgar, or like, swear-wordy enough. Doesn’t capture the Russian connotations. See https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/пидарас
пидорас Russian
Alternative forms
пидара́с (pidarás)
пдр (pdr) (SMS slang)
пдрс (pdrs) (SMS slang)
Etymology
Deliberate mispronunciation of педера́ст (pederást, pedɛrást).
It then goes on to say
Noun
пидора́с • (pidorás) m anim (genitive пидора́са, nominative plural пидора́сы, genitive plural пидора́сов)