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Serbian slang: how people actually talk
Brate, ajde, lova, gajba, strava, smor, bre — none of it is in a textbook and all of it is in every conversation. Understanding it matters more than being able to use it yourself.
41 words
- мерак · merakpleasure, savouring the moment
- баксуз · baksuzbad luck; an unlucky person
- гајба · gajbaplace, pad; a crate (of beer)
- кинта · kintacash, money (slang)
- брука · brukaa disgrace; a disaster
- лудило · ludilomadness; «amazing!»
- цимер · cimerflatmate
- цар · carlegend, star (praise)
- врх · vrhthe top; «brilliant!»
- лик · likguy, bloke
- капирати · kapiratito get it, to understand
- готивити · gotivitito rate someone, to like them
- испалити · ispalitito stand someone up
- свака част · svaka častrespect!, well done
- јебига · jebigaoh well, what can you do
- безвезе · bezvezepointless, rubbish
- ортак · ortakmate, close friend
- журка · žurkaparty
- екипа · ekipacrew, the group of friends
- лова · lovacash, money (slang)
- баш · bašreally, exactly, very
- страва · stravaawesome (slang)
- фазон · fazona vibe, a style, a joke
- зезање · zezanjeteasing, joking around
- смор · smora bore, a drag
- џабе · džabefree, for nothing
- брате · bratemate, bro (form of address)
- ајде · ajdecome on, let's go, all right
- гужва · gužvaa crowd, a traffic jam
- промаја · promajaa draught (of air)
- опуштено · opuštenorelaxed, laid-back
- ма јок · ma jokno way, of course not
- мрак · mrakawesome (slang)
- смарати · smaratito bore, to go on and on
- екстра · ekstragreat, excellent
- фрка · frkaa rush, a mess (slang)
- блејати · blejatito hang out doing nothing (slang)
- провод · provoda good time, a night out
- риба · ribaa girl (slang)
- кева · kevamum (slang)
- ћале · ćaledad (slang)
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