ебала жаба гадюку

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “the toad fucked the viper”. Cognate with Ukrainian їба́ла жа́ба гадю́ку (jibála žába hadjúku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈbaɫə ˈʐabə ɡɐˈdʲukʊ]

Phrase

еба́ла жа́ба гадю́ку • (jebála žába gadjúku)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) A conflict in which both sides are equally wrong or equally unpleasant to the person speaking; like rats in a sack

Synonyms

  • жаба у рака гнездо отняла (žaba u raka gnezdo otnjala, “the toad took away the crayfish's nest”)
  • игра́ была́ равна́: игра́ли два говна́ (igrá bylá ravná: igráli dva govná, “the game was equal: two pieces of shit are playing”)
  • пауки́ в ба́нке (paukí v bánke)

Derived terms

  • жабогадю́кинг (žabogadjúking) (a situation where two or more enemies fight each other)
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