# What is this Russian word or phrase? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 11, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053 "2014-02-11T13:24:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/1 "2014-02-11T13:24:58Z")
I am addicted to Russian dash-cam videos on youtube (do they even have a drivers exam in Russia?). There is one word or phrase which crops up again and again, usually after a crash and to my untrained ears sounds something like “bulyaach!”. There is a very clear example towards the end of this video at about 6:10 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RntpaSbT3ss&list=UUM9cQAlZrrkJZkx7iloRN9Q](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RntpaSbT3ss&list=UUM9cQAlZrrkJZkx7iloRN9Q). Any Russian speakers? ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/2 "2014-02-11T16:00:44Z")
It’s probably Russian for “look, a wreck and we’re the first ones here!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dolukhanova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Dolukhanova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dolukhanova)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/3 "2014-02-11T16:36:59Z")
I think what you’re hearing is blyad’ (which is pronounced more like blyat, and often in a drawn-out way - blyaaaaat - as on these tapes). It means “whore,” but in this context is pretty much the equivalent of saying “fuck.” ---
**Author:** ![wei\_ji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/4 "2014-02-11T17:24:34Z")
Well, if we’re going “there,” I’ve wondered for some time about a moment in the 2nd “Jason Bourne” movie (Bourne Supremacy), filmed in Moscow, in which a cab driver whom I took to be a native Russian speaker told Bourne to get away from his cab, addressing him as “boo-REAL” (as I understood it). I think I know what this means, but maybe we can get a confirmation and a Cyrillic spelling. Purely educational, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/5 "2014-02-11T19:28:26Z")
> [@Dolukhanova](#): > > I think what you’re hearing is blyad’ (which is pronounced more like blyat, and often in a drawn-out way - blyaaaaat - as on these tapes). It means “whore,” but in this context is pretty much the equivalent of saying “fuck.” [Wiktionary entry](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B4%D1%8C) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/6 "2014-02-11T19:37:47Z")
Those dash cam videos are fun to watch aren’t they? Everything from mundane fender benders to total destruction. What stands out for me is: 1. Shitty driving habits, like making a left hand turn from the far right lane. 2. Driving waayyy too fast for the road conditions. 3. Really unsafe, non-roadworthy trucks. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/7 "2014-02-11T20:31:14Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Those dash cam videos are fun to watch aren’t they? Everything from mundane fender benders to total destruction. > > What stands out for me is: > > 1. Shitty driving habits, like making a left hand turn from the far right lane. > 2. Driving waayyy too fast for the road conditions. > 3. Really unsafe, non-roadworthy trucks. And let’s not forget 1. Overtaking when blowing snow reduces the visibility to about 20ft. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/8 "2014-02-11T21:11:15Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > 1. Really unsafe, non-roadworthy trucks. The one here at 3:31 is a bit extreme even for Russia! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8\_PidK9jmM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_PidK9jmM) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-russian-word-or-phrase/681053/9 "2014-02-11T21:56:02Z")
If dashcams were as universal in the USA as in Russia, the American dashcam compilation would be just as amazing/amusing, and the accompanying soundtracks just as profane…