Russian · Never Say This
Пошёл на хуй!
poshyol na khuy
pah-SHOL nah KHOOY · /pɐˈʂɵl nə xuj/
Fuck off / go fuck yourself
nuclear/taboo — comprehension only, never recommended
Literally
"Go onto the dick"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The definitive mat "fuck off," and one of the most aggressive things you can say to someone's face — it starts fights. "Poshyol" for a man, "poshla" for a woman, "poshli" for a group; often clipped to "na khuy" or the slightly softened "poshyol na fig." You WILL hear this in a Russian road-rage moment. Understand it, never aim it — the clean exits are "otvali" or "idi v banyu."
Heard in the wild
Да пошёл ты на хуй со своими правилами!
Oh go fuck yourself with your rules!
Where it lands
Russia (universal); mat — comprehension only
Quick answers
- What does "Пошёл на хуй!" mean?
- In Russian, "Пошёл на хуй!" means "Fuck off / go fuck yourself". Literally it's "Go onto the dick". The definitive mat "fuck off," and one of the most aggressive things you can say to someone's face — it starts fights. "Poshyol" for a man, "poshla" for a woman, "poshli" for a group; often clipped to "na khuy" or the slightly softened "poshyol na fig." You WILL hear this in a Russian road-rage moment. Understand it, never aim it — the clean exits are "otvali" or "idi v banyu."
- Is "Пошёл на хуй!" offensive?
- Yes — very. It rates 5/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Do not deploy). nuclear/taboo — comprehension only, never recommended. Read the usage note before you even think about it.
- How do you pronounce "Пошёл на хуй!"?
- Say it "pah-SHOL nah KHOOY" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: pɐˈʂɵl nə xuj.
Related in Russian
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Screw you".
- French Enculé ! Motherf***er / bastard (one of the hardest personal insults)
- German Verpiss dich! Piss off! / Clear off (with force)!
- Greek άντε γαμήσου Go fuck yourself / get lost / piss off.
- Italian Vaffanculo! Fuck off! / Go to hell!
- Japanese クソ野郎 Piece of shit / shitty bastard
- Korean 개새끼 Son of a bitch / bastard — a real insult with no soft reading.
- Polish ty kurwo You whore / you bitch — the aimed kurwa, a different animal entirely.
- Portuguese Filho da puta Son of a bitch / bastard
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