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хреновый

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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хрен (xren) +‎ -о́вый (-óvyj)

Adjective

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хрено́вый (xrenóvyj) (comparative (по)хрено́вее or (по)хрено́вей)

  1. (relational) horseradish
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Etymology 2

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A euphemistic alteration of хуёвый (xujóvyj, a vulgar curse) or херо́вый (xeróvyj, a less vulgar version). By surface analysis, хрен (xren) +‎ -овый (-ovyj).

Adjective

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хрено́вый (xrenóvyj) (comparative (по)хрено́вее or (по)хрено́вей)

  1. (minced oath, colloquial) worthless, bad, rotten, lousy, crappy
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