          PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION



     Throughout the history of Russia, with the exeption of a
brief period around the beginning of the present century,  it
has  been  the official policy of the govenment to forbid the
appearance in print of a large body  of  words  used  in  the
everyday  speech of many Russians and known to virtually all.
These words are  considered  too  obscene  for  inclusion  in
dictionaries,  even  through some of them have existed in the
language from its beginnings  (e.g.  perdet',  Common  slavic
*perdeti,    c.f.    Sanscrit   pardati,   English   'fart').
Unfortunately, the compilers of most Russian reference  works
outside  Russia  have  also deemed these words unsuitable for
inclusion.
     A  Short  Dictionary of Russian Obscenities  is a modest
attempt to fill this gap.  It has been compiled from  various
lists  which  have circulated for some time but have not been
avalable to a  wide  public,  from  Baudouin  de  Courtenay's
edition  of  Tolkovyi slovar' zivogo velikorusskogo jazyka by
Vl. Dal',  and  from  material  provided  by  several  native
informants.
     The compilers of the  present  work  have  attempted  to
avoid  strictly  dialectal  forms,  but  have  included  some
archaic words. It is intended simply as a defining dictionary
: those who use it for the  purpose  of  building  an  active
vocabulary  do  so at their own risk. Determining exactly how
obscense  a  given  word   is   frequently   presented   some
difficulty.  As  a  matter  of  prinsiple,  words  which  are
included (in their "vulgar" sense) in the four-volume Slovar'
russkogo    jazyka    (Akademija    nauk    SSSR,    institut
jazykovedenija, Moskva, 1957-1961) are exluded.
     The  compilers  are painfully aware of the inadequacy of
this first, preliminary edition  of  A  Short  Dictionary  of
Russian  Obscenities,  but  feel  that it will serve a useful
purpose in the absence of any equivalent work. They  will  be
grateful  for any critisizm of content or form. Indeed, it is
their fervent hope that the present work  will  stimulate  an
interest  in  this  neglected  facet of Russian lexicography,
which might lead to the complication of a modern and complete
list of Russian obscenities.

     D.D.                         Berkley, 1971
     G.P.



          PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION


     The  compilers  are  grateful  for  the   comments   and
suggestions  received,  which  were  useful  in preparing the
present edition. Several new entries have been made, and some
dubious words have  been  deleted.  Some  entries  have  been
rearranged   to   facilitate   use.   Nevertheless,  A  Short
Dictionary of Russian Obscenities remains far  from  perfect,
and   all   suggestions  for  further  improvement:  will  be
welcomed.

     D.D.                        Berkley, 1973
     G.P.



          USE OF DICTIONARY

     The entries in the present dictionary are  presented  in
the following manner : unless otherwise noted, the nominative
and   genitive   singular   of  nouns  and  the  imperfective
infinitive and first and third persons singular of verbs  are
given.   In   the  English  translations,  the  initial  word
following  the  Russian   entry   should   be   regarded   as
stylistically  closest  to  the  Russian;  a  following  word
separated by a comma further defines the lexical  meaning  of
the  word.  Distinctly  separate  meanings  are  indicated by
semicolons.


          ABBREVATIONS

     .          =     
     .             =     
     .             =    
     .             =     
     .            =     
     .          =    
     .        =     
     .          =    
     .           =     
     .       =    
     .          =     
     .           =     
     .          =    
     .          =    
     .        =    
     .           =    
     attr.          =    attributive
     esp.           =    especially
     fig.           =    figuratively
     lit.           =    literally



, -          cunt-chaser.
.... [] (.        =.
 )
, -             =.
, -             bastard; dropout (from society).
, -             a madam; female pimp;
                         vile, ugly woman.
, - .           pimp; male proprietor
                         of a whorehouse.
, -               whorehouse, brothel;
                         mess, disorder.
                confused, messy.
            a confused affair, mess,
                         messy bisness.
, -               shitass, punk.
, -              =.
, -              =.
, -              act of farting; cowardice.
, , ,     to fart silently; to bullshit;
  3 . ,           to pollute with air, e.g. whith
  .           automobile exhaust; to be
                         chicken, spineless.
, -                gas accompanying a silent fart.
, -, -       .  .
, -                farter; fart, weak
    .            ineffectual person.
, -              v. .
, - .  .       =, .
, -                slut.
, -              promiscuous man; whoremonger.
, -            whorehouse; den of iniquity.
a, -              . .  .
, -               .  .
, -, -   to whore; to dissipate, lead
                         a dissolute life (said of a
                         man or woman).
               =.
, -           a depraved, dissolute way of
                         life.
                 pertaining to a whore; goddamned.
   -- - !           Son of a bitch!
   -- - !          Damn it!
   -- -          hard work, tedious job.
, -             underhanded, dirty trick;
                         stupid blunder.
                    =.
 .              = , I'll be goddamned
                          (if) ...
, -               whoremonger.
, -             two-bit whore, common slut.
, - .             whore; bitch, slut.
, -              . .  .
, -               =.
, - .          boobs, tits.
, -             a cussing-out.
, -            pubic hair.
     -- -       to screw, have sexsual
                         intercourse.
     -- -    =.
, -, -    to work one's ass off, slave.
, -           bastard (lit. and fig.).
, -             .
, -                numpho, woman who loves to engage
                         in sexual intercourse; slut;
                         skinny, ugly woman.
,-,-  . to  fuck (lit.); to punish; to
                         chew out, scold; to pull out of
                         a hat, obtain from nowhere.
                    .  .

   (-) !       eat me! suck my prick!
, -,     .  .
   -
, -,     .  .
   -
,-,- .  to shit whith difficulty; to
                         fart (something) out.
, -,      to take a shit; to evacuate
   -  .        one's bowels completely.
, -        to piss one's pants;
   -, -/    to empty one's bladder.
   - .
.... [] (.       =, .
  ) .
          He bought this real shitty
  .                suit.
, -              whore; shit (fig.).
                 shitty (lit. and fig.).
, -              piece of shit.
, - .    =.
, -              .  .
, -                shit, a turd (of persons) ;
                         a worthless thing; bullshit,
                         nonsense; shit! (an exclamation
                         of anger, disgust or disbelief).
    -- -  (-   to be a greedy bastard.
   ) 
    --  .
, -              greedy, mean person; bastard(fig)
, -            outhouse cleaner; indiscriminate
                         man.
, -               a nobody, worm; shitass.
, -              fuck-up, inept woman.
, -            shit, bad meat.
, -               fuck-up, inept man.
                 =.
, -, -       to fuck up, foul up.
  . ,
  , 
, -               rubber, condom.
, -               menstruation.
    -- .       She's having her period.
, -              numpho, sexually promiscuous
                         woman.
, ,         to put out, offer oneself
                         sexually (said of woman).
, -                =.
, -            =.
, -            cleaner of outhouses.
, -               shit; turd (of persons);
                         crap (of things).
, -              cheap whore.
, -, -       to fuck.
   . 
, -              stupid ass, dunce.
, -               crap, shit (fig.).
, -                loose, runny shit.
, -, -    to have the runny shits,
  -, -            have diarrhea.
  . 
, -              turd, weakling; young punk.
, -             the runs, the runny shits,
                         diarrhea.
, - .        come, semen.
, - .  .      masturbator; pricktease(r)
                         (of a woman).
, -             =.
, -,      to jack off, beat off,
   .         masturbate; to tease;
                         to arouse (sexually).
    -- -,    Different strokes for different
    .             folks.
, -               masturbation; fucking around,
                         senseless activity.
 ()
     -- -       to jack off, masturbate.
   ,  
   -- - 
      -- -    He's getting it from Madam Palm
   .            and her five daughters.
, -                fucking mouth.
    -- !           Shut your fucking mouth!
, -             mug, face; snout nose.
, -, -       .  ;
                         to hit hard.
                   fucking, goddamned (use to
                         to intensify word it modifies).
     -- - ()  Go to hell!
   !
, - .             stud, cunt-chaser; adulterer.
, -             hard labor, tedious job.
, , ;        to fuck; to cuss out.
   . , , /
   , , ;
   . ; . -
   /, ,
   , ,
   

     !,        Go to hell!, Goddamn you!;
     !,       Goddamn it!; I'll be damned!
    / !,
      !,
      !

    !           I'll be damned!, Damn it!
      !
/,           to fuck; to srcew around
  ,           (with).
,                fucker.
                  liking to fuck, promiscuous.
/, -            (act of) fucking; busy-work.
, -, - .   to fuck, to strike.
, -, -  to bump against.
   .
, -                 fucking, screwing.
, -                 stud, cunt-chaser.
, -               ass, butt.
, -                 prick, cock.
, -                .  ; whoremonger.
, -, -      to be a male whore; to fuck
                         around, do busy-work.
                      =.
                      =.

   --              abortion (insulting name).
, -                 ass, asshole; clod, awkward,
                         unpleasant person.
   --  , --     asshole, helpless person.
    

    --             smart ass.
           to beat the shit out of.
    ()

     
     
     !           Kiss my ass!
     
    . 
     . 
       .
     ,  
    : ,
     .
           There's always someone
      . smarter than you.
, -               .  .
, -                .  .
, -               brownnose, sycophant;
                         a queer, sodomite.
, -, -     .  .
, -, -      to fuck, screw (said of
                         man or woman).
, -,         to foul up.
   - .
, -              woman who enjoys sexual
                         intercourse.
, - .  .        nuisance (said of person).
, -           nuisance (said of man).
, -, -
   -- -.       to hoodwink, fool someone.
, -,        to wear oneself out fucking;
   - .           to become tired; to screw up,
                         get in a jam.
, -,      to bug, pester; to bully.
   -
                    .  .
, -               head of penis, glans penis;
                         foreskin; prick (fig.).
, -,       to get pissed off, fly off the
   - ( -.)   handle; to pick a fight.
   . 
, -,          to expose the head of the penis.
    .
, -,      .  
   -
             to fuck oneself out, to become
                         tired or old from excessive
                         fucking.
, -              =.
, - .  .       greenhorn, young punk.
, -, -      to foul up; to litter.
  . 
  -- -.        = -. .
, -           shitass, simpleton.
 (v. )       .  .
 (v. )     to shit one's pants; to screw
                         up, fuck up.
, -               =.
, -, -     to strike.
                strongly needed or desirous of
                         sex (usually said of a woman);
                         difficult; strict; bad.

    --         shit.
                .  .
, -,      to turn bad, go bad.
   - .
,- (  ) shit.
, -              (act of) shitting.
, -, -        to crap, shit.
, -  .  to  crap,  shit; to crap one's
                         pants.
, -                 cock, prick.
, -            filthy language.
,-,- to curse using filthy language.
, -                 queer, homosexual.
, -              prick; shit (fig.).
, -, -       to come, ejaculate.

       to bugger.
  --( )
, -             menstruation.
, -               whore, slut.
, -           bastard.
, -, -           whore's.
, -            whoremonger.
, -           =.
                pertaining to a whore; dissolute.
, -                 a mess, messy business.
, -              whore, slut; dirty, unkempt
                         woman.

      .    =  .
, -              masturbation.
, -            .  .
, -              come, sperm; turd, worm, weak,
                         ineffectual person.
, -           =.
, -             =.
, -              queer, homosexual.
   --              queer.
, -                cunt; sissy.
, -           crab (parasite found in pubic
                         hair); shitass.
, -               bullshitter, jabberer.
, -, -       to bullshit, talk nonsense,
   .        jabber.
, -              .  .
, -               sissy.
, -                  filthy language.
            to cuss out.
    

           very vulgar language.
, -, -      to cuss out, esp. using
                         the word "".
,-,-  to cuss, esp. using the
                         word "".
, -           =.
                 foul, abusive; cheap, worthless.
   -- -            foul, abusive language.
, -            =.
, -          person who uses foul, abusive
                         language.
, -
     -- -       to cuss out, using the word
     -- -     "".

   --   !       =  .
    --!
, -, -      =.
   . 
, -,- =.
   . 
                  =.
, -, -      =.
   . 
,-,-  =.
   . 

    --            to cuss out using the word
                         "".
   --            to swear obscenely.
, -            =.

     --!          Go to hell!
, -                'French style' sex, blow job.

          She gave it to me 'French
   .                style'.
, -             one who engages in sex 'French
                         style'.
, -            woman who engages in sex
                         'French style'.
, -         slut.
, -           cunt.
, -                turd, simpleton.
, -, . ,      balls; scrotum and testicles.
   
, -, -        to bullshit, drivel.
   . 
                 having big balls.
, -                bullshit, drivel.
, -               shitass, asshole.
, -             ballshitter, loudmouth.
, -                =.
                 .  .
                .  .
               .  .
                .  .
, -, -       .  .
, -,       to bump into, bang against;
   -  .          to fuck up, make a mistake; to
                         be unsuccessful.
, -, -     to screw, shaft, take
   .           advantage of.
, -, -
   . --    to shit one's pants.
, -
    --,         clap, gonorrhea;
    --,         syphilis.
    --
                  .  .
, -, -  to lay, fuck.
   . 
, -, -    .  .
                 .  .
, -             rubber, condom.
                  .  .
, -, -   to fuck skillfully and with
                         ardor.
, -               can, head, john, lavatory.
, -           .  .
, -,     to fuck oneself up, go to pot.
   - . -
   
, -,    .  .
   -
,-,- . to cuss out (esp. with the
                         word "".).
, -          =.
, -, -    .  .
 (v. )      to mess, piss on.
 (v. )    to mess oneself.
, -, -      to dirty, damage;
   .          to smear, slander.
, -,
    --          an insulting remark, alluding
                         to the parents' chief preoccup-
                         ation when the person addressed
                         was conceived.
              fucked out, worn out from
                         fucking; befuddled; crazy;
                         thoroughly pissed off, extremely
                         angry.
, -,         to be fucked out, exhausted from
   - .             fucking; to be befuddled; to get
                         madder than hell, become extremly
                         angry.
, -, -      to piss.
   . 
, ,   .  .
               .  .
               .  .
              .  .
, -,         to fuck.
   - .
                   .  .
           =.
, -, -    to be befuddled, confounded;
   .            to be amazed.
               damned good, great fabulous.
, -, -        .  .
              =.
, -, -    to fool, deceive.
   . 
, -, -      .  .
.. [] .        =.
, -                orgasm.
             He had orgasm with her three
   /.       times.
, -               queer, homosexual.
, -               farting; crap, bull.
, -             farting.
, -, -       to fart; to bullshit.
   . 
, -           butt, ass.
, -, -      .  .
, -               farter; old fart, weak old man;
                         pal, buddy.
               Good ol' Mike.
, -           gas, a physical condition
                         characterized  by incessant
                         farting.
, - .         ignoramus.
, -             woman who farts frequently.
, -              stench.
                       .
, -            pussy, box, female genital.
, -, -       =.
, -            butt, ass; pussy, box, female
                         genital.
, -                queer, homosexual.
, -                cunt, sissy.
   -- ,           motherfucker (general term of
   --              abuss).

          to appear suddenly; to butt in.

          to be unsuccessful; to fall
                         through.

         My trip to Paris fell through.
    .

     !          Go fuck yourself!
,-, - . to hit, slug.
, - .     pussy, box, female genital.
, -, -     to bitch, complain;
   .        to bullshit.
     !         Don't (bull)shit me!
, -, -     to snitch, swipe, steal.
   . 
, -              . .  .
, -         group of buddies, friends.
               sort of stupid, dense, dull.
, -        cunt-chaser.
, -          stupid slut, dumb whore.
, -      cunt-chaser; man in love;
                         frustrated, horny man.
, -               =.
, - .     cunt.
, -               sissy.
, -, -     to beat the shit out of.
   . 
 (  )    to pee, urinate.
    --
 (  )to pee, urinate.
, - (      peter, penis.
   )
, -              =.
, -, -        to piss; to be not for someone;
   .          to court passionately.
                   =.
, -              prick, penis.
, -               prick, penis.
, -            =.
, -              =.
, -, -       to flow, have one's period.
, -                whore; debauched woman.
, -               =.
, -                place where prostitutes or gomosex-
                         uals hang out.
, - .  .        bed-wetter.
, -               =.
,-,- . to foul up somewhat/a little.
, -             queer, homosexual.
, -,     to knock off a quick piece,
   - .           get a quick fuck.
, -,- . to knock off a little, fuck (for
                         a while).
                    .  .
,-       =.
   -
, -      to cuss a little, curse for a
   -                while.
                 .  .

    -, !    Try me buster! (said when giving
                         someone the finger).
                 =.

   , !           Suck my prick!
,-,- .  to take a shit.
,-,- . to screw (said of man).
     .       He put it to her.
, -                  prick, penis; foolish person;
                         young boy.
                dull-witted, somewhat stupid.
, -          condom, prophylactic.
, - .          .  .
 (v. ) . to give someone hell, cuss out
                         completely; to squander (money).
               .  ;
                         to miss an opportunity; to
                         waste time.
      - I had a chance to earn some
     -  money, but blew it.
   ,    .
                .  ;
                         =.
               .  ;
                         =.
,-,-    to slug, hit; to lay it on,
   .                  sentence; to mess around.
,-,- .    to fart.
   (  )
, -, -       to come, ejaculate.
                   =.
, - .  .     dolt, dunce.
, -            .  .
,-,- . .  ;
                         to cuss out; to hit, strike.
, - .           =.
, -             =.

    --            to fuck "dog style".
, -            sissy; slob, messy person.
, -     to run off at the mouth,
   - .          bullshit, drivel.
, -            =.
                .  .
     !  Fuck your mother all to hell!
, - .  .      imbecile.
, -           masturbation.
, -          masturbator.
, -          masturbator.
, -               whore, streetwalker.
,-,- .   to fuck up, foul up, ruin.
, - .            =.
, -                helpless greenhorn; punk.
, -               =.
, -                 cunt, vagina.
     (   to fuck.
   .)
, -, -        to pee, urinate.
   (  )
, - .            =.
                   =.
                 =.
, -                syphilis.
, -       to become a whore; to become
   - .           depraved, dissolute.
, -              slut, whore.
,-                =.
, -              =.
, -, -  =.
, -            dick, penis.
, -               shit-house, out-house.
                 .  .
, -, -      to come, ejaculate.
   . 
, -,    .  .
, -                =.
                   covered with shit; crappy,
                         cheap.
, -               (act of) shitting; (act of)
                         fouling, soiling.
, , /,   to shit; to smear, slander.
   , 3 . /
   , ,;
   . /; .
   
, -                 =.
                    =.
                    =.
, , , 3 .  =.
   /
   . , 
, - .        = .

     .         I have a hard-on.
, -                prick, penis.
, -            =.
, -           busy work, senseless
                         activity.
, -             =.
, -                one who urinates frequently;
                         bedwetter.
                    piss.
, -               pissing, act of urinating.
, , ,        to piss.
   3 . /
 (v. )       to mess oneself, piss one's
   .          pants.
, -                =.
, - .             bed-wetter.
, -                =.
, -                one who pisses his pants.
, -                 tit.
, -              .  .
                 pertaining to the tits.
, -                =.
, -              .  .
, -               =.

     --        to get gang-banged.
, -               gonorrhea.
, -, -/-,   to fuck.
   - . 
, -, -       .  .
, ,  .   to fuck; to screw, cheat;
                         to screw over, give someone
                         a rotten deal.
, -, -   .  .
, -, -   to screw, fuck.
   . . 
, -                 (act of) shitting.
, ,        to shit one's pants,shit on
    .         oneself; to fuck up, be
                         unsuccessful.
                 .  .

          =  .

                 =  .
                   = .
                      =.
, -
    --            whorehouse.
, - .             =.
                    = .
, -, -        to shit; to smear, slander.
   . 
, -                  prick, penis.
     !,  Suck my prick!, Go to hell!
    !

       .  He doesn't know a fucking
                         thing.
, -                =.
, -             bullshit, nonsense.
                  crappy, shitty, worthless.
               smart-ass (attr.).
, -                whore.
, -              bullshit, junk.
                   lousy, wretched,worthless.
,               .  .
, -      stud, ladies' man.
, -               gonorrhea.
, -               cocksucker; shitass; turd, punk.
, - .             .  .
, -                  prick, cock, penis.
     ,     big prick (fig.; adjectives here
    , -     serve as intensifiers).
    ,
    ,
    ,
    
        shit (fig.).
              very tiny.
            to appear suddenly; to go
                         berserk.
          to do someone dirt.

           not give a shit about
   -.       someone.

     !,    Go to hell!, Suck my prick!
    !

         Fuck you!, Go fly a kite!
   !

      !,  Go fuck youself!
     !

     !            To hell with him!

       ! I don't need that a fucking
                         bit!
       ? What the fuck do I need
                         that for?
      !       I don't know a fucking thing!

             This is no fucking good.
   .
     .I'm not doing a fucking thing.

, -                bullshit, nonsense.
, -               =.
, -, -       to shit, beat.
   . 
, -, -      .  .
, -                cherry, virgin; pretentious
                         person.

   --            =  .
,  .            balls, testicles.
     !          Suck my balls!

       ,  I'll kick your ass if you
          give me any shit.
    .

