What is zashkvar?

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What is zashkvar in youth slang?

To sour: what does it mean

Young people can say anything, what does this mean, we will now analyze. First, it can be done in relation to something stupid, out of fashion or out of favor. For example, you can mess up your image by buying a non-original item from a popular brand, or put on sandals over socks.

Secondly, if an event or some object does not fall under the general opinion, then it can also be easily slandered. For example, if you hang a BMW badge on your nine, or you play chess, instead of hanging out at the club, when you were called specifically for the purpose of hanging out.

As you could already understand, most things and shameful or strange situations can be messed up. It may even be ignorance of what a commercial offer is in the development of the site, if the social circle consists of young entrepreneurs.

Description

In the dictionaries of criminal vocabulary, the definition of zashkvar is put: “a shameful, taboo act that puts the person who committed it outside the law.”

In other words, the act of zashkvara describes such an act that deprives the person who committed the status of a person and allows him to be treated as a product of the touch of antimidas – this is something unimaginable, anti-human or vile – so that the knowledge of its commission automatically allows you not to experience moral torment when you attack such a person. In the original prison culture, zashkvar was contact with a rooster, which was lowered for special sins (they can also be essentially considered zashkvar).

In modern youth slang, the word zashkvar is also present and means something simply unacceptable or unfashionable. At the same time, if a person gets sloppy, then in such circles they will simply be considered unfashionable and backward, but they are unlikely to move on to aggressive actions, except for verbal ones (and most likely not very actively).

Also, in modern times, they can call zashkvar what was fashionable until recently, but now it is considered worthy only of starichells.

Zashkvar – meaning of the word

This term has its own background, which not everyone knows about, which causes misunderstandings among native speakers and people who use this word in their everyday speech. There are several senses in which people use and perceive this word. Therefore, it will not be superfluous to figure out what zashkvar is, where and how this concept is used, and when it should not be used. In short, the word “zashkvar” can be given the following definition:

• Zashkvar is a disgrace, shame, something that spoils the reputation. The word can be addressed to someone who is unfashionably dressed (for example: Your blouse is just sloppy!), Also, something that has lost its former popularity can be sloppy.
• For modern young people, zashkvar is something shameful that harms the reputation and respect of a person from society. However, this version is not the only one in Russian. In places of deprivation of liberty, people came up with a different meaning for this jargon.

Prisoners’ version

Someone may not know that prisons use their own laws among prisoners. One of the most mocking and cruel are insults towards passive homosexuals. For this category of victims, humiliation rules were created, where victims should not touch toilet items, dishes of other prisoners, and do not even have the right to shake hands with cellmates. How is zashkvar related to the above?

Zashkvar in the environment of deprivation of liberty is called those who touched a person from the “lower suit”, even if it happened by accident.

Zashkvar is an action, a deed and the process itself, in which contact occurred by type:

1. Transferring cigarettes from hand.

2. Food from one dish.

3. Use of common hygiene items.

4. Handshakes or any other contact where people can touch each other.

In general, in order to avoid zashkvar in prison, it is necessary to avoid the relationship with the “lower” people in every possible way.

This is confirmed by many fiction and autobiographical works written by former prisoners.

It is also worth knowing that this word is used by prisoners in only one sense. Other versions of the zashkvar are not allowed to be used. Also, some people who have served their sentences react extremely negatively to “zashkvar” from the lips of the younger generation.

In some circles of militants and the military, “to sour” can mean the elimination of the enemy.

What does zashkvar mean in youth slang?

In the modern world, the zashkvar has lost the original prison concept. It is increasingly being used by children, teenagers and the younger generation. There is a version that the word “zashkvar” became popular thanks to bloggers watched by teenagers. Young people call zashkvar something that does not correspond to social norms, standards or customs. Thus, young people can condemn with the help of the term zashkvar for such factors:

1. Unfashionable, cheap or unbranded clothes.

2. Outdated gadgets.

3. Terrible, according to some, music.

4. For board games.

5. Reading books.

For such youth, the term means something stupid, shameful and mockingly funny.

Zashkvar is also used to refer to previously fashionable things, but by now outdated in their values, which have become mediocre and banal (an outdated phone model, type of shoe or brand of clothing). At the moment, there are many videos on the net that use the word zashkvar to condemn others for their tastes.

What do teenagers think of being “fluffed up”?

Messed up – it means humiliation, to put someone in an awkward, inappropriate position, to lower their reputation. If a person is dishonored, they say to him: “you are squashed.”

An analogy for a zashkvar can be such words as sucker, sucks, terrible, loser, not in trend, banality, loshara and others. The opposite term is “hype”, which means wild delight, pleasant surprise, popularity and admiration.

Despite such a negative connotation of this word and those derived from it, it has recently become relevant to come up with provocative names for wardrobe items, among which there is “ZASHKVAR”. This can only mean that the younger generation can use the word in its most diverse manifestations. Therefore, even if you do not use it in everyday speech, it is worth knowing the meaning of this term, since “zashkvar” is found everywhere …

The origin of a peculiar expression

The Russian language is gradually being filled with all sorts of words that are designed to make communication simpler, more interesting and memorable. The parsed slang “zashkvar” was borrowed from the speech of prisoners, in places of deprivation of liberty it is customary to use unusual expressions. The essence is quite simple, any contact with the so-called “cocks” or “lowered” people will mean that a decent prisoner will instantly “get sick”. The humiliation of oneself does not go away so easily, this moment is noticed by the other inmates, and communication with a man is already moving to another, more dismissive level.

In order to save face in prison and not join a group of roosters, you need to be attentive and careful every day, have self-control, and also control actions, despite the circumstances.

Illustrative examples

In order to understand in detail the essence of the word, it is worth giving a few examples of how a person can “get sick” in the eyes of young people. There are situations when guys without much taste, without thinking about the opinions of others, put on sandals with socks. Such a “peak of fashion” will be appreciated by loud laughter, and nothing more. This is also the case with wearing formal trousers, like wedding trousers, in combination with sneakers or, worst of all, sneakers. You can get sick due to awkward movements or simple walking, accidentally stepping into dog excrement in front of peers, shame simply cannot be avoided.

He caught the spitting of a friend standing next to him with his sleeve, waving his arms ridiculously – this is a frank zashkvar, the laughter of friends will be heard very far away, and for some time people will begin to disdain to approach the guy. In any case, punishment in the form of shame will never compare with the actions of the prisoners who became the ancestors of such a phrase. Therefore, young people use the word for fun, to sound individual, and also to add zest to speech.

10 words to help you understand teenagers better

If a child says that the guys are bullying him and this is complete bullshit, and you send him to learn lessons, be sure to read the article to the end to understand youth slang.

In the 1970s, parents scolded children for hair (long hair), and children dreamed of a more fashionable outfit (clothes). In the 1980s and 1990s, everyone was making fun of each other (joking) and breaking down (upset) when they had to go home early. Remember?

Generation Z (children born after 2000) have their own buzzwords.

1. Zashkvar

What does it mean: in youth slang it is something shameful, unfashionable, unpleasant. This may be an act, event or object that does not correspond to the generally accepted opinion and expectations of others. The slang word “zashkvar” can act both as an adverb and as a noun. Also, the adjective “zashkvarny” and the verb “zashkvarit” are formed from it. For example: “They gave me such a sleazy gift on the DR” or “This trip to the conservatory is a complete shambles!”. As you can see, the word has nothing to do with the Ukrainian dish, although it is consonant.

2. Lois

What it means: a distorted synonym for the word “like”, that is, an approval mark under a photo or post on social networks, indicating that you like content on the Internet. This distortion of the word is intentional.

Like came from Facebook, and lois was invented by VKontakte users. It is believed that it all started with a typo in one of the popular youth communities: first, like became laic, then loic, and, in the end, turned into a simple Russian lois. As teenagers say, put lois if you like this article. 🙂

3. Ruffle

What does it mean: to make fun of someone or something, to have fun. The word comes from the English ROFL – rolling on the floor laughing, “rolling on the floor with laughter.” The abbreviation has become a verb and is usually used during friendly pranks: “Yes, you are roffling!”.

The word “roll” has a positive connotation, which cannot be said about trolling.

4. Troll

What does it mean: to mock, to incite in order to unbalance a person, to cause anger, tears, resentment in him. Trolling is provocative, inflammatory activity online or in real life to stir up conflict. Accordingly, a troll is one who makes cruel jokes or caustic comments, and “feeding the trolls” means allowing yourself to be teased.

The term “trolling” and the concepts derived from it originated on the Internet, where it is easy to assert oneself at the expense of others due to anonymity, but quickly migrated to everyday speech. Painfully life phenomenon.

5. Fake

What does it mean: deceit, falsification, fake. The literal translation from English fake is fake, fake, false. Adults are mostly exposed to fake news, while children on the Internet are exposed to fake websites, videos and photos, fake social media accounts.

It’s great if a child can tell the truth from a fake. This is a sign of developed critical thinking.

6. Facepalm

What it means: It is a non-verbal way of expressing shame, disappointment, discouragement, or embarrassment (depending on the context). Facepalm is a derivative of the English facepalm (face “face” + palm “palm”), so sometimes they also say “hand”. This expression, popular on the Internet, replaces a physical gesture and is interpreted as a manifestation of shame or a negative attitude towards something. Example: “Watched the new Star Wars – facepalm!”

7. Hype

What does it mean: in simple words, it is a hype, excitement around an event or person. Initially, the word “hype” meant aggressive advertising, but now in youth slang it is used to denote hype, PR around a person or topic. To hype means to inflate this hype. Teenagers also often use other derivative words: hype, hype. The word “hype” has a predominantly negative connotation, because hype is usually on tragedies and scams (see point one) and they do it for their own popularity and money.

In contrast, there is anti-hype, that is, the rejection of fame. Like, the main thing is self-expression, no matter what others think. Antihype is actively promoted by some rappers, which causes a lot of the same hype. 🙂

8. Hate

What does it mean: to hate (from English – hate), to actively show one’s displeasure. Most often, this concept is used on the Internet and means writing comments that degrade the honor and dignity of the interlocutor. People with this behavior, respectively, haters. There are many of them on the Internet.

Haters accompany all creative people, whether they are actors, singers or scientists. After all, when there are admirers of talent, there will certainly be critics. The only difference is that the position of the haters is usually not motivated by anything, they are just angry because they cannot repeat the success.

9. Action

What does it mean: dynamic, rapidly developing events. The term came from cinema and computer games, where there is such a genre. When life is in full swing, teenagers feel like they are in action.

10. Eshkere

This is what it means: it’s a corruption of let’s get it, which translates to “Let’s get it!”. The American rapper Lil Pump liked to pronounce this phrase, it sounded like esketit to him. And with the light filing of the Russian rapper Face, the word turned into the popular “Eshkere”.

It has no meaning, just a funny chant used in modern youth slang. 🙂

Conclusion

Youth slang is very diverse, and it is sometimes very difficult for a person who is far from this to understand and understand the meaning of certain words and even entire phrases. In addition, the language of adolescents is constantly changing and replenishing with more and more new words and jargon. Many of them come to Russian from English or prison slang. To understand what is at stake, you need to find out the semantic meaning of the word and determine where it came from and in what situations it is used.