вусмерть

Russian

Alternative forms

  • в у́смерть (v úsmertʹ) — almost as common but proscribed

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvusmʲɪrtʲ]

Adverb

ву́смерть • (vúsmertʹ)

  1. (vernacular) to the point of losing consciousness or death (half to death)
    ву́смерть хоте́ть поси́кать ― vúsmertʹ xotétʹ posíkatʹ ― to be bursting to death to wee
  2. (vernacular, figuratively, about intoxication) very strongly, to an extreme
    напи́ться ву́смерть ― napítʹsja vúsmertʹ ― to get blind drunk
    обдо́лбанный ву́смерть ― obdólbannyj vúsmertʹ ― high as a kite (on drugs)
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