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[ex-bluejuly.livejournal.com]

Can жопа be used literally like how in English we can use "ass" in two different ways? ie, "you stupid ass" & "there's a gum sticking on your ass." Or is it зад in the latter case?

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[wdraco.livejournal.com]

Indeed word "жопа" exactly means "asshole". Currently the exact meaning has been forgotten, but the word is same foul as "хуй", "пизда", "муди", "залупа".

Many people even in Russia hardly know the meanings of last two words using their deriatives "мудак" and "залупаться" without a shame.

As noticed above word "попа" is a better case, but it is more naive because mostly used to reference ass when talking to children. It references buttocks often and only is used to reference asshole when discussed between lovers those try not to insult the partner with word "жопа" :) Most would use "зад" or "попа" in this situation.

You should avoid using word "жопа" since using this word by foreign people is interpreted as foolness of the person: even Russian people do not use "looser" widely they will think of you as of "лох", and you will loose your authority if use such foul words without exact knowledge of contexts where they may be used.

So avoid using foul words in conversations.

If it is required for you to use it in some written conversation - explain in more details why you need this.

As it sad above the word "жопа" means exactly "asshole", is understood by many people as [definetely] vulgar "ass". Other meanings are not the meanings of these word really, but are figurative exressions. There is only ONE exact meaning for this word.

It is not like "стул" that haves two meanings:
1) chair, seat
2) stool
these meanings are really different. But there is only one such meaning of "жопа".