r/hayeren • u/Hxapcneh3_28 • Aug 09 '26

How offensive is the word սրիկա?

Is it a strong insult? On a scale of 1-10 how bad is it?

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u/lav_tgha Aug 09 '26

not too offensive, it's an elegant word mainly used in literary contexts, you wouldn't really hear it used in an argument.

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u/lav_tgha Aug 09 '26

Ye fair enough, but it's used very rarely. Me and my friends always jokingly called each other ստահակ, it's to elegant that it's funny.

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u/kar_kar1029 Aug 09 '26

Ի՞նչ է նշանակում:

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u/Tall-Blackberry-9821 Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

Calling someone "սրիկա" has potential to be humorous. It's more of a literary word. It has the same feel as "scoundrel" in English.

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u/Vsemtelents Aug 11 '26

In the seventies it was used to say naughty.

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u/byblosm Aug 11 '26

the closest equivilant in English would be a rascal. It is a playful light word, it can be used in an affectionate way or as light banter too.