круто
Cool / impressive
MEANING, TONE, AND THE ROOM YOU’RE IN
RUSSIAN
AS IT’S SPOKEN.
Understand slang and swearing, including when a word changes the mood of a conversation.
Knowing a word includes knowing its weight.
These lessons explain real usage and profanity. Register depends on the speaker, relationship, and setting. Recognition is useful even when you choose a gentler expression yourself.
тусоваться
Hang out
тормозить
Be slow / hesitate
офигеть
Be stunned / wow
блин
Darn / oh man
чёрт
Damn / devil
фигня
Nonsense / rubbish / a trivial thing
хрен
Hell / damn; literally horseradish
Try the neutral version.
Блин → Ой. Фигня → Ерунда. Круто → Отлично. A useful skill is choosing the register that fits the person you are speaking to.