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user-inactivated  ·  3317 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: State of the Internet in Russia

I was hoping you'd take up the quest!

You've made a good first step by guessing the "варить" root of the word correctly. I'll give you the next one: it's closer to the word "шкварка" - a highly-roasted piece of meat, usually implying too roasted, to the point of being burned. Think of the emotions this kind of thing produces, as fairly decently expressed by the way the word sounds.