(Fwd) Re: (Fwd) Re: [SEELANGS] drug slang term
MJ Berry
BERRYMJZ at SSC1.BHAM.AC.UK
Fri May 30 10:45:02 UTC 2003
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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