"Putin-Huilo!"

[kpete]

Richard_thunderbay • 3 hours ago

Vladimir Putin may be a powerful and menacing leader here on Earth, but in the cosmos, he isn't getting such kind treatment. Ukrainian astronomers along with pro-Ukraine activists have gotten together to name a star "Putin-Huilo!" Huilo (sometimes spelled khulio) is a Ukrainian term which translates
loosely to a combination of "dickhead," "fucker," and "asshole." So the
name of the star translates to either "Putin is a dickhead" or "Putin is
a dipshit," depending how you read huilo.

The star was adopted through the Pale Blue Dot Project,
affiliated with the White Dwarf Research Corporation. Pale Blue Dot
allows anyone to adopt a star for just $10, and pick its name. The $10
donation goes to funding the research of astronomers seeking Earth-like
planets.


http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/07/ukrainian-astronomers-named-a-star-putin-is-a/373950/

[Igel]

1. Yeah, RT likes to use the f-word.

Doesn't feel right in most contexts. "Asshole" is okay. But it has more to do with being mean and foolish than anything sexual.

I like Russian mat. It's flexible, open-ended, and keeps giving me surprises when I read low-brow stuff. Between the real deal and the infinite variety of euphemisms and work-arounds to let people know you *mean* a mat-word but aren't actually using it, it makes for a neat language. Lots of stylistic levels and registers. Not the standard, normative stuff you're taught in school.

[Cha]

2. Yeah, I'll go with Putin is an homophobic dipshit.