Russian · In the Stands
Мазила!
mazila
mah-ZEE-lah · /mɐˈzʲilə/
Butterfingers! / You missed, you clown!
2/5 Bar-safe
coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances
Literally
"One who smears/misses"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
Yelled at a striker who fluffs an open goal — from "mazat'," to miss/smear. Half insult, half despair. Works beyond sport for anyone who keeps missing or botching (a bad shot in pool, a spilled drink). Mild and comic more than cruel.
Heard in the wild
С двух метров не забил! Мазила!
Missed from two meters! Butterfingers!
Where it lands
Russia (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Мазила!" mean?
- In Russian, "Мазила!" means "Butterfingers! / You missed, you clown!". Literally it's "One who smears/misses". Yelled at a striker who fluffs an open goal — from "mazat'," to miss/smear. Half insult, half despair. Works beyond sport for anyone who keeps missing or botching (a bad shot in pool, a spilled drink). Mild and comic more than cruel.
- Is "Мазила!" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 2/5 (Bar-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. coarse but friendly; fine among acquaintances.
- How do you pronounce "Мазила!"?
- Say it "mah-ZEE-lah" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: mɐˈzʲilə.
Related in Russian
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