fri., 15 feb. 2013, latvian field guide, ii: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                     

LATVIAN:  Urla  ‡‡

   ‡‡ )  Russian loan word, Lit., “Eagles”  =  (1) pl., Latvian term for criminally-, or aggro-, inclined teens & young adults ; (2) also, Latvian xenophobic term for any Russian, presumed to be an idiot, ignoramus, &/or Stalinist (or even Putin-supporting) fool, esp. if they do not speak Latvian

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