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Rude Insults

дрянь

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Scum; a nasty person; rubbish

Usage

Applied to a person, it is contemptuous. Applied to an object, it dismisses its quality.

Example

Он назвал обманщика дрянью.

He called the fraudster scum.

Intensity is approximate and depends on context and tone. English translations are approximate equivalents. This curated selection is not a complete dictionary; mild expressions can still be inappropriate in formal conversation.

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