скуф

Russian

Etymology

Attested c. 2018; originally from a Russian imageboard meme; clipping of the surname of the 2ch moderator Алексей Скуфьин (Aleksej Skufʹin), who was doxxed and mocked for his appearance after posting an angry video message of himself during a heated argument with another user.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [skuf]

Noun

скуф • (skufm anim (genitive ску́фа, nominative plural ску́фы, genitive plural ску́фов, female equivalent скуфы́ня or ску́фша, relational adjective ску́фский)

  1. (slang, neologism, derogatory) fatbeard, dad bod, couch potato (an unattractive and unambitious middle-aged man, often overweight, balding, with bad skin, unkempt facial hair, no fashion sense, poor hygiene, and spending much of his free time in front of a screen)
    • 2023 August 4, “Обоссаные Дыни [Pissed Melons]”, Слава КПСС (lyrics)‎[1]:
      А я не скуф, я про́сто на ма́ссе творо́жной отрасти́л ля́жки
      A ja ne skuf, ja prósto na másse tvoróžnoj otrastíl ljážki
      I’m not a fatso, I just grew thighs with cheese dough

Declension

Derived terms

  • оскуфе́ть (oskufétʹ)
  • оску́фиться (oskúfitʹsja)
  • Скуфенду́й (Skufendúj)
  • скуфидо́н (skufidón)
  • скуфиза́ция (skufizácija)
  • скуфи́ня (skufínja)