(Fwd) Re: (Fwd) Re: [SEELANGS] drug slang term

[MJ Berry]

I consulted our local drug expert (Erica Richardson) and she
commented as follows:

 'Pusher' or indeed 'diler' [i.e. 'dealer'] are
reasonable options, but these are not terms I've often heard drug
users themselves use.  A quick glance through my materials
suggests the more common parlance 'baryga' or just plain
'torgovets'.  However, if you want the specific word for the
image of a predatory drug pusher ensnaring young innocents into a
life of filth and degradation then it has to be 'narkodelets'.

Mike Berry


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Mike Berry
Centre for Russian and              Tel: 0121-414-6355
East European Studies,              Fax: 0121-414-3423
University of Birmingham,           email: m.j.berry.rus at bham.ac.uk
Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.

                   ***** Umom Rossiyu ne ponyat' *****
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