(no subject)

[katrushkita.livejournal.com]

I think офигеть means something like to go a little crazy. Is this correct? Are the connotations negative or quite neutral? I assume it is slang, since it isn't in my dictionary - but is it at all offensive or inappropriate?

Comments

[prosto-los.livejournal.com]

If I say "офигеть!" about someTHING, I mean "unbelievable!" or "wow!"...
If I say "офигел" about someone, it's usually a negative - he did something strange... but not "crazy", in my opinion. For crazy, there is "спятил" :)

[katrushkita.livejournal.com]

what about офигевающая, is this a totally different meaning?

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

it is not and you may construct such a word, but it is funny - and I don't think I have ever seen it used.

I'd desribe "офигевающую" this way - she is rather slowly becoming very surprised.

[hound-lancer.livejournal.com]

quite so. And the word IS used. Just like the phrase "я стою и тихо офигеваю" ('I'm standing there and feel I'm going quietly mad')

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

I was talking about it's form "офигевающая".
The verb itself is often used, of course :)

[yms.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. It may be "постепенно офигевающая от шума толпы" (an introverted person on some party). Not surprized, just "не в себе", "a little crazy".

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

You're right - I failed to imagine an example :)

[temcat.livejournal.com]

...or tired, or crazy.

[kalaus.livejournal.com]

It's all in the context. It isn't inherently obscene, not in my book -- but some people may find it offensive, because, after all, it is a euphemism for "охуеть".

The meaning depends on the context as well. Here's the entry from the Dictionary of Russian Slang and Colloquial Expression:

ОФИГЕТЬ, joc. 1. to become exhausted: Я офигел от твоих разговоров. "I've had it up to here with your talk." 2. to go crazy: Ты что, офигел? "What are you, crazy?"

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing if you say this to a girl, you need to change the PT, yes?

[kalaus.livejournal.com]

Er... What's the PT?

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

Sorry, past tense = PT :)

[kalaus.livejournal.com]

Yes, change to офигела.

[hound-lancer.livejournal.com]

In this case "to become exhausted" is far from being the primary meaning, not even secondary, to me.

[maksa.livejournal.com]

That word has two senses. 1) To become very amazed (я офигел, когда узнал, сколько стоит эта вещь — I was very amazed when I had know how much did this stuff cost). 2) To become impudent (он совсем офигел: хочет получать большие деньги, ничего не делая — he is quite impudent: he wants to do nothing and earn much money).

In the second sense, «офигеть» is equal to «обнаглеть», but is more rude.

[dhr-eigen.livejournal.com]

slang, but not too rude - often used by kids - means 'to get dazed'
and this is фига itself - http://www.1723.ru/toponim/figa/figa-2.jpg

[katrushkita.livejournal.com]

Thanks to all, now I have a better idea of what this means - I think. Would this be a decent traslation? I am not so concerned with exact translation - I know it is a messy translation - but would "stunned" be a good word choice?

переводы анекдотов для Кети, песни. "...our culture". ,Кети офигевающая от происходящего. В субботу офигевшее состояние судя по виду сохранилось.

the traslations of jokes and songs "...our culture, йопт", Katie was stunned from the beginning. On Saturday she was even more stunned, judging from state she maintained.

[ashalynd.livejournal.com]

something like: "Katie getting stunned because of what was happening. By Saturday she still has been stunned, judging from her looks."

Katie was stunned means Кэти офигела. Кatie, stunned from the beginning (I am not sure if that is a correct English?..) - Кэти, офигевшая с самого начала.