To use, to utilize, to employ, to consume. Derived directly from the English verb to use, adapted into Russian with the Cyrillic root юз- and the standard Russian verbal suffix -ать. It emerged in the late 1980s and 1990s within the early computer subculture, tech spaces, and gaming communities. In modern everyday Russian and internet culture, it has become one of the most widespread slang verbs for using software, gadgets, slang, or products (я давно юзаю этот браузер — “I’ve been using this browser for a long time”). It can also appear in perfective forms like поюзать (to use for a bit / to try out) or заюзать (to completely use up / to wear out).
Бабуль знай свое место, юзайте МАС
Granny, know your place, use a Mac
(bash.org.ru, 03/2007)
