бармалей

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Russian

Etymology

From Бармале́й (Barmaléj), an evil pirate from Korney Chukovsky's eponymous children's poem (1925).

The military slang sense first appeared among Russian military servicemen deployed in Syria.

Pronunciation

Noun

бармале́й • (barmaléj) m anim (genitive бармале́я, nominative plural бармале́и, genitive plural бармале́ев)

  1. (derogatory, childish) an evil-looking person, a thug, a villain
  2. (military slang, ethnic slur) Islamic terrorist, jihadist, towelhead

Declension

Declension of бармале́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative бармале́й
barmaléj 		бармале́и
barmaléi
genitive бармале́я
barmaléja 		бармале́ев
barmaléjev
dative бармале́ю
barmaléju 		бармале́ям
barmaléjam
accusative бармале́я
barmaléja 		бармале́ев
barmaléjev
instrumental бармале́ем
barmaléjem 		бармале́ями
barmaléjami
prepositional бармале́е
barmaléje 		бармале́ях
barmaléjax

See also

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