http://wordchick.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] wordchick.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] learn_russian2007-10-22 01:05 pm

slang definition?

Can anyone explain панти to me? I know that you can колотить, гонять, собрать, and заценить панти, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what this is supposed to mean. It sounds like salary sometimes, and sometimes like ego, but I'm just baffled. (I've been told that this word is not vulgar, so I apologize if anyone is offended). This may only be regional slang from Ukraine, but all the same, I'd like to know.

[identity profile] spiritrc.livejournal.com 2007-10-31 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
The Ukrainian-style spelling 'панти' isn't common, I believe. :)

[identity profile] dekarmi.livejournal.com 2007-10-31 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
You are right. In Ukrainian it is normally written as "понти" (Ukrainian "и" is equivalent to Russian "ы", it designates the same sound). "Панти" is rather a Ukrainian reproduction of the Russian pronunciation of this word.