пошлый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic пошьлъ (pošĭlŭ, ancient, primordial, former, usual).

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Adjective

по́шлый (póšlyj) (comparative (по)пошле́е or (по)пошле́й)

  1. (obsolete) vulgar, commonplace, trivial, banal, trite
  2. erotic, sexual, bawdy, pertaining to sexuality or sexual activity
  3. (rare, by extension) pertaining to defecation, urination or farting

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