Thursday, January 21, 2021

wed., 20 jan., 2021: latvian field guide to russian arseholes, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

[NOTE: these terms are weaponized language, & meant to give offense. Which is the whole & compleat & total & entire point of insult & invective, obscenity & blasphemy, & other political speech.]

LATVIAN:  Urla...  (pl.) 

    

‡‡ )  Russian loan word,  Lit.,  “[God damn Russian] Eagles...  =  (1) pl.,  term for criminally-,  or aggro-,  inclined teens & young adults ;  (2)  also, in light of repeated actions in Ukraine & Crimea & Georgia & Belarus,  a not-unjustified xenophobic term for any Russian,  presumed to be an idiot,  ignoramus,  &/or Stalinist  (or more likely a Putin-supporting)  thug & fool who wants to be part of Greater Russia again,  esp. if they do not or will not speak Latvian

   

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