noun · Colloquial · BAB-kee
Cash, dosh. The most established money slang in Russian, plural only, and neutral enough that it turns up in business conversations that are otherwise entirely proper.
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Russia
4 Russian slang terms for money & work, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
Slang for cash, cost, employment and effort. Money terms are among the oldest and most durable slang in any language, and often the most regionally specific.
noun · Colloquial · BAB-kee
Cash, dosh. The most established money slang in Russian, plural only, and neutral enough that it turns up in business conversations that are otherwise entirely proper.
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noun · Colloquial · kha-LYA-va
Something for nothing; a freebie. на халяву means 'free of charge, without having earned it', and the phrase carries a distinct national fondness — Russian jokes about халява are affectionate, not disapproving.
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noun · Informal · la-VEH
Money, especially money in hand. Flashier than бабки and strongly associated with rap lyrics, street trade and anyone performing a certain kind of swagger.
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verb · Taboo · na-ye-BAT
To swindle; to cheat someone out of money or out of what was agreed. Stronger and angrier than кинуть, and implies the speaker considers the deception deliberate and personal.
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