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Хуёво
khuyovo
khoo-YO-vah · /xʊˈjɵvə/
Shitty / lousy / terribly
4/5 Fighting words
aimed at a person, will start something
Literally
"Dick-ly / dick-quality (from 'khuy')"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The mat adverb for bad — feeling awful, something done badly, a rotten situation. "Mne khuyovo" is "I feel like shit." Its positive mirror is "okhuyenno" (fucking great). Real mat; the clean ladders are "khrenovo / plokho." Understand it, dodge it in company.
Heard in the wild
После вчерашнего мне хуёво.
After last night I feel like shit.
Where it lands
Russia (universal); mat — restricted
Quick answers
- What does "Хуёво" mean?
- In Russian, "Хуёво" means "Shitty / lousy / terribly". Literally it's "Dick-ly / dick-quality (from 'khuy')". The mat adverb for bad — feeling awful, something done badly, a rotten situation. "Mne khuyovo" is "I feel like shit." Its positive mirror is "okhuyenno" (fucking great). Real mat; the clean ladders are "khrenovo / plokho." Understand it, dodge it in company.
- Is "Хуёво" offensive?
- Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.
- How do you pronounce "Хуёво"?
- Say it "khoo-YO-vah" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: xʊˈjɵvə.
Related in Russian
Пиздец! pizdets peez-DYETS It's fucked / total disaster / holy shit Мне похуй mne pokhuy mnye POH-khooy I don't give a fuck Заебись! zayebis' zah-yee-BEES Fucking great! / Awesome as hell! Блядь! blyad' BLYAHT Fuck! / Dammit! / (filler) fucking... Охуеть! okhuyet' ah-khoo-YET Holy shit / fucking hell / to be floored Ты меня заебал! ty menya zayebal tih mee-NYAH zah-yee-BAHL I'm fucking sick of you / you've worn me the hell out
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Disgusting".
- French Ça craint ! That's sketchy / That sucks / This is bad news
- German Drecksau Filthy pig / dirty swine
- Greek αηδία Gross / disgusting / yuck.
- Italian Che schifo! How gross! / Yuck!
- Japanese キモい Gross / creepy / disgusting
- Korean 극혐 So gross / absolutely revolting — maximum disgust in two syllables.
- Polish syf Filth / grime / a dump — squalor as a one-syllable verdict.
- Portuguese Bosta! Crap! / (a) piece of garbage
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