Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
вбрасывать
English translation:
sc. говно = \"throw in shit,\" i.e. cook up / fabricate / spin a story
Added to glossary by
Clive Wilshin
Mar 11, 2014 13:19
10 yrs ago
Russian term
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вбрасывать
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Как и в случае со StopFake, идея у его основателей возникла спонтанно ― в декабре. «Нас, если честно, больше волновала не пропаганда, а банальная истерика в СМИ, когда одни [издания] вбрасывают, другие, не проверяя, репостят ― и волна пошла», ― рассказал «Ленте.ру»
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| 3 +5 | cook up / fabricate / spin a story |
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cook up / fabricate / spin a story
Вбрасывать is modern slang probably stemming from this expression http://lurkmore.to/Вброс_говна_в_вентилятор (for shit to hit the fan, someone has to throw it in!)
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Note added at 10 mins (2014-03-11 13:29:42 GMT)
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or 'throw it on'
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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2014-03-13 15:20:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Sorry I failed to do it justice, Clive.
The expression is colourful all right, but I find its colour rather crude.
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or 'throw it on'
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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2014-03-13 15:20:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Sorry I failed to do it justice, Clive.
The expression is colourful all right, but I find its colour rather crude.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, it amounts to that, but I was looking for a more colourful expression to match your explanation!"
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