блатной

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Russian

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Etymology

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блат (blat) +‎ -но́й (-nój)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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блатно́й (blatnój)

  1. (slang) having good connections, well-connected; having a блат (blat), based on the use of cronyism, etc.
  2. (relational) thieves' underworld
    блатна́я эконо́микаblatnája ekonómikathieves' economy, underworld economy

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Noun

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блатно́й (blatnójm anim (genitive блатно́го, nominative plural блатны́е, genitive plural блатны́х, feminine блатна́я)

  1. (slang) relative or friend of an important person; a representative of the criminal underworld of thieves
    Он сам был из блатны́х и понима́л о чём идёт речь.
    On sam byl iz blatnýx i ponimál o čom idjót rečʹ.
    He himself was one of the thieves and understood what was at stake.
  2. (slang) thief

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