Russian Indie Music Dictionary

of russian music-related slang

Basuha (n) - Bass guitar [ Kto tam u vas na basuhe ? ]

Chesat' (v) - To play a musical instrument (esp. guitar) [ Gitarist cheshet, kak nenormal'nyi ]

Chuvak (n) - Dude, Fellow, Pal (fem. : Chuviha) [ Hey, chuvaki ! Kak naschet pivka ? ]

Fishka (n) 1) Any musical excerpt or idea.
[ Nu-ka, sygrai etu fishku esche razok. ] 2) Anything at all [ Chego eto za fishki ? ]

Labat' (v) 1) To play a musical instrument. Ty na basu labaesh ? 2) (for a group) To play somewhere My segodnja v TamTam'e labaem .

Kombik (n) Guitar amplifier ( U menja na koncerte kombik nakrylsja )

Konserva (n) Conservatory [ Nash klavishnik konservu zakanchival. ]

Mimo kassy (adv) (= ne v temu ) Inappropriately. [ Etot basist u nih vechno mimo kassy igraet ]

Musorjaga (n) (St.Petersburg) = M.P.Musorsgsky College of Music [ Ne znaju, chemu ih tam v musorjage uchat, no igrajut oni prosto bezobrazno. ]

Pilit' (v) To play guitar (usually - quite well or very fast) [ Gitarist zapilil solo na polchasa. ]

Prikalyvat'sja (v) 1. (nad kem-libo/chem-libo) To make fun of smth/smb [ My nad nim prosto prikalyvalis' ] 2. (po chemu-libo) To like something [ Lichno ja po pivu prikalyvajus' ]

Prikol'nyi (adj) (prikol'naya / prikol'noe / prikol'nye)
1. Amusing, funny [ Smotri, kakaya prikol'naya gitara .. ] 2. Good [ Barabanshik - voobsche prikol'nyi chuvak ... ]

Primochka (n) Guitar sound processor (drive, distortion, flanger, etc).
[ Ty s kakoi primochkoi igraesh ? ]

Probit' (na chto-libo) (v) To make you wish something [ Chego-to menja segodnja na zhrachku probilo ]

Samopal (n) Hand-made guitar.

Tochka (n) A place where groups can rehearse. [ Gde u vas tochka? ]

Tusovat'sja (v) (see tusovka) to gather socially, to socialize, to participate in tusovka. [ Nu, i dolgo my tut budem tusovat'sja ? ]

Tusovka (n) any social gathering. [ Nehilaja sobralas' tusovka !]

Zvuchok (n) Guitar pick-up [ U menja na basu odin zvuchok pochti ne rabotaet.]

Zvukach (n) Sound engineer [ U chuvakov zvukach otlichnyi ]



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