Russian · Love & Rejection
Кобель
kobel'
kah-BYEL · /kɐˈbʲelʲ/
Horndog / tomcat
3/5 Watch your audience
genuinely rude; friends only, never at work
Literally
"Male dog / stud dog"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
"Babnik" with the manners stripped off — a man led purely by his appetites, named after a rutting dog. Carries real contempt, usually from a woman who's had enough of him. Rude; not a word you toss around lightly.
Heard in the wild
Опять к соседке клеится, кобель.
Hitting on the neighbor again, the horndog.
Where it lands
Russia (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Кобель" mean?
- In Russian, "Кобель" means "Horndog / tomcat". Literally it's "Male dog / stud dog". "Babnik" with the manners stripped off — a man led purely by his appetites, named after a rutting dog. Carries real contempt, usually from a woman who's had enough of him. Rude; not a word you toss around lightly.
- Is "Кобель" 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 "Кобель"?
- Say it "kah-BYEL" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: kɐˈbʲelʲ.
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