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elizabeth  ·  3227 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: State of the Internet in Russia

never heard of zashkvar but i'll probably understand in context, like with most internet speak (ru and eng)

I won't google and try to guess... I've got 2 theories. Either it comes from english "war" and is some video game talk or it's from cooking as in "varit' ". Am I on the right track with either guesses? A little context would help a lot.

I don't spend much time on the runet because I just get angry but the lingo is pretty funny and unique. I like the whole Albanski speak, the story about how it all started is pretty funny too.