пизда is an extremely vulgar Russian word. Its literal meaning is “cunt,” referring to female genitalia. It is also widely used as a crude exclamation or slang noun meaning “a disaster,” “we’re screwed,” or “the end,” depending on context.
- Register: highly offensive; avoid it in polite, professional, or unfamiliar company.
- Related slang: пиздец means “total disaster” or “we’re fucked”; пиздатый is a very vulgar positive adjective meaning “fucking great” or “awesome.”
- Background: it is an old Slavic vulgarism, cognate with similarly shaped taboo words in several Slavic languages.
Examples:
- Он грубо сказал: «пизда».
He crudely said, “cunt.”
- Без денег нам пизда.
Without money, we’re screwed.
- Если начальник узнает, нам пизда.
If the boss finds out, we’re screwed.
- После этой аварии машине пизда.
After that crash, the car is wrecked.
- Я понял, что мне пизда, когда увидел счёт.
I realized I was screwed when I saw the bill.
