Mockery, banter, teasing, roasting. Derived from the colloquial verb стебать (to whip or lash, which shifted figuratively to tongue-lashing or mocking). Popular noun used to describe irony, malicious or playful mockery, and sarcastic jesting at someone else’s expense (это был просто стёб, не обижайся — “it was just banter, don’t take it personally”). It often implies a witty, sharp, or satirical style of humour rather than primitive bullying.
Песни сопротивления- это стеб такой?
Is the song Resistance some kind of second degree irony?
(BofungMc @ twitter.com, 04/2023)
