хавать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Derived from Romani мэ хава (I eat). Per another version, inherited from Proto-Slavic *xovati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ха́вать (xávatʹimpf (perfective сха́вать or заха́вать or поха́вать)

  1. (slang) to eat
    Synonym: (slang, rude) жрать (žratʹ)
  2. (slang) to accept, to enjoy, to believe
    Почему́ наро́д ха́вает всё, чем ко́рмят их СМИ (газе́ты и телеви́зор-зомбоя́щик)?
    Počemú naród xávajet vsjo, čem kórmjat ix SMI (gazéty i televízor-zombojáščik)?
    Why do people accept all that media (newspapers and idiot box of a TV) is feeding them?

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