Russian slang

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

I saw someone post earlier about the word «здорово» meaning something equivalent to “cool” in Russian … are there any other good words with the same meaning? :)

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[oryx_and_crake]

::"клёво", which is thought to be derived from English "clever"

Actually, it's not. It is much older than English-derived slang of the sixties, comes from the lingo of офени - Russian travelling salesmen of old - and is related to клевать (to bite, as in fishing: "клёвое место" - место, где хорошо клюёт рыба, a place where there is a good fishing, i.e. trade, the fish bite well, i.e. the people buy the goods well)

[apredeus.livejournal.com]

ух ты, клево :)