good ol' boy
Russian translation: Мужик
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| 20:54 Mar 21, 2005 |
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| 4 +2 | pravil'nij muzhik |
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| 5 | Мужик |
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| 4 | Старина |
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| 3 | свой парень |
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| 2 | a funny suggestion |
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a funny suggestion Explanation: среднестатистический обыватель мужского пола конформистского типа. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2005-03-21 21:44:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- он же \"мещанин из Америки - пласт общества\" Sure not to be regarded as an offence to anyone! For fun\'s sake... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2pravil'nij muzhik Explanation: considering your description and to start with :-)) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 12 mins (2005-03-21 22:06:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"pravilnij muzhik\" features: - informal manner - strong loyalty to family and friends - intolerant point of view (and, quite often, an anti-intel. bias) so it fits \"good ol\' boy\" :-)) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 16 mins (2005-03-21 22:10:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- another versions/deviations: \"svoj paren\'\" \"svoj (v dosku) muzhik\", \"nash\" \"molotok\" (this is simply for \"molodets\" but thia kind of a male can be easily characterized as \"molotok\" by those who like him) |
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