Useful links
1. Russian slang dictionaries
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Словарь мата
Comprehensive dictionary of Russian slang with meaningful explanations. -
Elementary Russian Obscenity
Article by Boris Sukitch Razvratnikov published in 1979 by Maledicta. -
Толковый словарь мата
Extensive dictionary of Russian slang. -
Русский мат – толковый словарь
Dictionary of Russian mat by MK. -
Русский мат с Алексеем Плуцером-Сарно
Official website of Alexey Plutser-Sarno, leading Russian specialist of slang. A must if you understand Russian. -
Русское ядренословие (ДК "МИРОН")
Slang dictionary with numerous entries. -
Краткий словарь блатного жаргона
Dictionary of Russian thieves’ slang. -
Корпоративный жаргон лиц, потребляющих наркотики
Dictionary of Russian drug addicts slang. -
Справочник по ГУЛАГу
Dictionary of the language spoken in soviet Gulags.
2. Articles about Russian slang
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Russische und sowjetische Soziolinguistik und tabuisierte Varietäten des Russischen (Argot, Jargons, Slang und Mat)
Wilhelm v. Timroth, Munich 1984 -
Русская бранная лексика: цензурное и нецензурное
Article by V. Mokienko about Russian slang. -
Русский мат – следствие уничтожения табу
A thourough article by G. Kovalev about Russian taboo language. -
Статья о мате
Comparative analysis of slang and curses across the globe by Vladimir Koba. -
Черная брань (слово о русском мате)
Anonymous article on Russian slang. -
Bawdy Russian (article from The New Yorker)
Introduction to mat by Victor Evrofeyev. -
Матерщина: седая древность и цветущая юность
Comment of A. Gorokhovski (with an amusing, but wrong, etymology of the word хуй). -
Русский мат звучит в иностранной речи...
Article by V. Belyanin on foreign words sounding like Russian swears. -
Словари социальных и профессиональных диалектов
Complete list of reference on Russian jargon and slang. -
Über die persönlichen Schimpfwörter im Russischen
W. Christiani, Archiv für slavische Philologie, 1913 -
Der obszöne Wortschatz im Russischen
Ilse Ermen, München, 1993.
3. English slang
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A Dictionary of English Slang & Colloquialisms
English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
4. German slang
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Deutsch-Österreichisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch
Dictionary of Austrian terms, including slang and curses. -
Lexikon der Jugendsprache (pdf)
German youth slang. -
Mundmische
Alternative dictionary of German, collection of euphemisms. -
Schimpfwort Lexikon
Large collection of German swears.
5. French slang
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Le dictionnaire d’argot et du français familier
Comprehensive dictionary of French argot. -
Le Dictionnaire de la Zone
French youth slang (or understanding what’s being said while your car is being torched in a Paris suburb). -
Le verlan
Definition and origin of French Verlan. -
Largonji et javanais
Explanation of javanais and slang generator.
6. Slang in other languages
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Elementary Georgian Obscenity
Article by Boris Sukitch Razvratnikov published in 1989 by Maledicta. -
Les emprunts argotiques: analyse contrastive du procédé d’après un corpus d’argot hongrois
Analysis of Hungarian slang by Dávid Szabó.
7. Linguistics and fun with languages
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Lexilogos
Mots et merveilles des langues d’ici et d’ailleurs. -
Omniglot
A guide to the languages, alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems of the world. -
Транслитерация русского алфавита
Transliteration of the Russian alphabet -
Le noms des mois en langues slaves
Comparaison of Slavic months names -
Анекдот.ru
Russian jokes and funny stories. -
Баш.орг
Amusing quotes from the Russian Internet. -
Генератор руательств
Curse generator. -
Ленинград – самый официальный сайт
Offical website of the group Leningrad, which songs are full of slang. -
Vie de merde
Stories from everyday mishaps. -
Dans Ton Chat
Amusing quotes from the French Internet.
8. Bibliography
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Adam K., Wörterbuch der Jugendsprache 2011. Stuttgart: Pons, 2010.
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Belzunce Chr., « Racaille ! » comme disait Racine. Paris: Seuil, 2010.
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Besrukow A.W., Deutsch-Russisches Wörterbuch der Umgangssprache. Moskau: MNPK Elan, 2000.
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Caradec F., Dictionnaire du français argotique et populaire. Paris: Larousse, 2006.
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Doillon A., Dictionnaire de l’argot. Paris: Robert Laffont, 2010.
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Huhmann K., Altheim B., Französisch schimpfen. Frankfurt a.M.: Eichborn, 2006.
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Schaffrath M., Hä?? Jugendsprache unplugged. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2008.
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Shlyakhov V., Adler E., Russian Slang & Colloquial Expressions. New-York: Barron’s, 1999.
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Topol E., Dermo! The real Russian Tolstoy never used. New-York: Plume (Penguin Books), 1997.
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Буй В., Русская заветная идиоматика, веселый словарь народных выражений. Москва: Альта-Принт, 2005.
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Грачёв М.А., Толковый словарь русского жаргона. Москва: Юнвес, 2006.
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Коломиец Е.А., Русско-немецкий словарь современного молодежного жаргон. Москва: Восток-Запад, 2006.
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Мокиенко В.А., Никитина Т.Г., Словарь русской брани – матизмы, обценизмы, эвфемизмы. С-Петербург: Норинт, 2004.
Phrasebook • Money slang • Political insults • Пиздец! the book • Transliteration of Cyrillics • Telegram channel