Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
(бабло и) козёл
English translation:
moolah and idiot/bastard
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Clive Wilshin
Jul 13, 2014 20:24
9 yrs ago
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Russian term
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(бабло и) козёл
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Новый миф родился. Старые боги бабла и козла повержены. Они не стоят волоска с бороды Бабая и пыли с сапог Стрелкова.
бабло = "moolah", but I can't find a sense of козёл that goes with it. The only slang meanings I've found are "bastard" (and much ruder terms).
бабло = "moolah", but I can't find a sense of козёл that goes with it. The only slang meanings I've found are "bastard" (and much ruder terms).
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Note added at 13 hrs (2014-07-14 09:37:56 GMT)
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The first one can be related to money--in slang. Money and idiots (a special type--really nasty), perhaps here.
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Note added at 13 hrs (2014-07-14 09:37:56 GMT)
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The first one can be related to money--in slang. Money and idiots (a special type--really nasty), perhaps here.
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Comment: "Yevgeniy Artemov's note explained it very well (otherwise the phrase appears pointless):
"Also, you have a complex wordplay in 'бабла и козла': it hails from the assonant Russian 'борьба добра со злом' (reworked into 'борьба бабла с козлом').""
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Also, you have a complex wordplay in "бабла и козла": it hails from the assonant Russian "борьба добра со злом" (reworked into "борьба бабла с козлом").