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Most of the russian words ending "-aka, -aga, -yaka, -yaga" relate the negative street or prison slang:
zabiyaka (rus. "забияка") - bully, rowdy
zadavaka (rus. "задавака") - brag, bucko
goolyaka (rus. "гуляка") - yob, hustler
pisaka (rus. "писака") - lying or corrupt writer
brodyaga (rus. "бродяга") - tramp, rogue
dvornyaga (rus. "дворняга") - street dog
tyuryaga (rus. "тюряга") - pokey
"Zabivaka" originate from "zabiyaka" (rus. "забияка") means "bully" and "zabivat" (rus. "забивать") means "to score" therefore "Zabivaka" means "bully who is scoring". Russians want his mascot is cool and thieves.185.61.128.38 (talk) 10:27, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
on the topic of furries.
[edit]Though likely not notable enough for this, I find it quite odd how they have been omitted from this article. I shall begin looking for valuable sources in news. - 194.83.60.250 (talk) 14:33, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
- They probably omitted it to not risk any controversy towards the furry fandom. Obviously, NOT ALL furries are like this, but some are known to have certain kinks and tendencies...
- People just notice them more BFDICream (talk) 06:54, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
- Should we re-add this information in? I have noticed about mascots getting into similar scenarios and it just feels wrong not to include that in the wiki. Besides, the wiki's already outdated. BFDICream (talk) 22:12, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
Update on the name...
[edit]I knew my share of Russian, and I feel like Zabivaka sounds more like "sobaka" (rus. собака), meaning "dog", than "volk" (rus. волк), meaning "wolf". It would've been more logical, but hey — wolves are technically wild dogs, eh?
I have might a change to the Wiki intro as this misinformation has been spread for a while. BFDICream (talk) 06:52, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
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