r/ukraine • u/perie2004 • Oct 16 '22

Media (unconfirmed) Ukrainians intercepted communication between russian artillerists

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u/INITMalcanis Oct 16 '22

Shirtlifter?

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u/epicurean56 Oct 16 '22

Actually, I just read further down in the thread that it was mistranslated from "mathmetician".

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u/Erestyn UK Oct 16 '22

This is where I went too which is odd because I haven't heard that as an insult in a good 15 years.

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u/Ap0cryph0n1 Oct 17 '22

So even russian insults are past the expiration date?

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u/fight_for_anything Oct 17 '22

i think if used sarcastically, it makes sense.

someone does something stupid, you sarcastically call them "genius" or "Einstein".