Russian · Insults
Придурок!
pridurok
pree-DOO-rahk · /prʲɪˈdurək/
Moron / dumbass
3/5 Watch your audience
genuinely rude; friends only, never at work
Literally
"Half-wit / one who plays the fool"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
A clear notch above "durak" — this one you mean. Implies someone acting genuinely stupidly or obnoxiously. Friends toss it around, but to a stranger it's a provocation. Feminine form is "pridura" (or adjectival "pridurochnaya").
Heard in the wild
Какой-то придурок подрезал меня на дороге.
Some moron cut me off on the road.
Where it lands
Russia (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Придурок!" mean?
- In Russian, "Придурок!" means "Moron / dumbass". Literally it's "Half-wit / one who plays the fool". A clear notch above "durak" — this one you mean. Implies someone acting genuinely stupidly or obnoxiously. Friends toss it around, but to a stranger it's a provocation. Feminine form is "pridura" (or adjectival "pridurochnaya").
- Is "Придурок!" offensive?
- It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
- How do you pronounce "Придурок!"?
- Say it "pree-DOO-rahk" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: prʲɪˈdurək.
Related in Russian
Иди в баню! idi v banyu ee-DEE v BAH-nyoo Get lost! / Buzz off! (gentle) Понты ponty pahn-TIH Show-off posturing / all flash, no substance Дурак! durak doo-RAHK Idiot / fool Дебил! debil dye-BEEL Moron / retard-tier insult Балбес balbes bahl-BYES Goofball / dolt Тупица tupitsa TOO-pee-tsah Dimwit / slow one
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "You idiot".
- French Con Idiot / dumbass — the single most useful insult in French
- German Arsch Arse / ass — and the second great compound-engine of German
- Greek μαλάκας Asshole / idiot — OR — dude / mate. The single most important word in Greek.
- Italian Stronzo! Asshole! / Bastard!
- Japanese ばか Idiot / dummy / stupid
- Korean 바보 Dummy / silly — the soft, safe, often affectionate 'idiot.'
- Polish debil Moron / idiot — the standard hard 'you idiot.'
- Portuguese Otário Sucker / gullible fool / mug
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