Wednesday, March 27, 2013

wed., 27 mar., 2013: armenian trailer park guide, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


          
ARMENIAN: րաբազ      rabiz     ‡‡
  
‡ )   Lit., “Lacks class” = The Armenian equivalent of white trash  (whether rural redneck or suburban trailerpark) or Eurotrash, often considered dodgy if not a thief, swindler, &/or thuggish pimp or drug dealer, often presumed to be Romany gypsey — always counted on to be insatiably greedy & covetous & to have much more money than taste, & to wear sunglasses (even in the darkest night) or the trashiest & flashiest & most expensive sporty clothes, & to be promiscuous & slutty, whether male or female; Etym., Russian loan word  [Urban Dictionary, & var. Armenian Dictionaries, incl. 1927 ed. & 1993 & 2005 eds.]


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