параша

Russian

Etymology

From Пара́ша (Paráša), according to the popular name of the holiday of Saint Paraskeva of the BalkansПараске́ва Грязни́ха (celebrated on 27 October); the name was given due to the autumn mud and bad weather.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈraʂə]

Noun

пара́ша • (parášaf inan (genitive пара́ши, nominative plural пара́ши, genitive plural пара́ш)

  1. (prison slang) close-stool in a prison
  2. (vulgar) bullshit, nonsense, lies, false rumors
  3. (colloquial, vulgar) toilet room (especially a poorly cleaned or poorly equipped one)

Declension

Derived terms

  • пара́шный (parášnyj)