фуфло

Russian

Etymology

Thieves’ cant. Perhaps after Bulgarian фъ́фля (fǎ́flja, to mumble).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʊˈfɫo]

Noun

фуфло́ • (fuflón inan (genitive фуфла́, uncountable, masculine фу́фел, relational adjective фуфло́вый) (slang, uncountable)

  1. trash-talk, wass
  2. bowsy, disorderly person
  3. low-quality ware, lemon

Declension

Derived terms

  • фуфломици́н m (fuflomicín)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: fuflo

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʊˈfɫɔ]
  • (regional, nonstandard) IPA(key): [xʊˈxɫɔ]

Noun

фуфло́ • (fuflón inan (genitive фуфла́, uncountable)

  1. (collective, colloquial) something of poor quality, trash
  2. (collective, colloquial) nonsense

Declension

Declension of фуфло́
(inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-d)
singular
nominative фуфло́
fufló
genitive фуфла́
fuflá
dative фуфлу́
fuflú
accusative фуфло́
fufló
instrumental фуфло́м
fuflóm
locative фуфлі́
fuflí
vocative фуфло́
fufló

References