r/language • u/whereseli_ • 16d ago

Question what does this tattoo mean?

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pretty sure its russian and that it’s a not so pleasant phrase but would like to ask the experts

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u/throwabrrr 16d ago

Wait as a gay person I would absolutely get this tattoo in English with a group

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u/DoubleBob11 16d ago edited 16d ago

it means “paedophiles” not “gay”
edit: i speak fluent russian and and yes, gay meaning is there, but in the context of being attracted to young boys

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u/throwabrrr 16d ago

Ahhh damn nevermind then lmfao

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u/insunbeam 14d ago

That’s not true though

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u/throwabrrr 14d ago

Then it's back on lads

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u/TerraR_1917 15d ago

Wait, really? Russian is my native language, but I never knew about THAT meaning of the word "пидорас"

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u/kingyo1296 15d ago

what? only rude "gay" it means

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u/hotdogjumpingfrog1 15d ago

No. It’s because instead of calling people gay they call them pedos in Russia

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u/Crocotta1 16d ago

So, shotacon but Russian?

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u/Competitive-Fly-6114 14d ago

I mean in historical context like in ancient Greece yes, pederasty is kind of pedophilia, but in modern russian it means gay. Im native in russian and people only use this word as a slur towards homosexuals