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"Blyat" is a Russian expletive translated as "bitch" or "whore" in English. Online, the term is often referenced by English speaking Counter-Strike players to mock the speech of Russian opponents in online matches.

Origin

The exact origin of the term is unclear. The earliest known definition was submitted on September 6th, 2005 to Urban Dictionary,^[1] where user Spiel Brickner identified "bylat" as a Russian slang term for "whore" or "slut" that can also be used as a general-purpose expletive.

Spread

On May 8th, 2013, YouTuber PluPekoInside2 uploaded a montage of Russian dash cam videos titled "Blyat on the road compilation" (shown below, left). On May 16th, YouTuber PluPekoInside2 uploaded another dash cam video titled "Blyat, blyat!, blyat (blyad)," in which a motorist utters the word "blyat" several times while rear ending another vehicle (shown below, right).

On January 21st, 2015, YouTuber FeedaN uploaded a video titled "Cyka Blyat (Suka) Song," featuring a musical track with a man repeating the phrase "cyka blyat" (shown below).

On February 16th, an image macro titled "Cyka Blyat" was submitted to 9gag,^[2] which featured a screenshot from the game Counter-Strike: Go with the caption "CS:Go / The fastest way to learn Russian" (shown below).

On November 7th, 2015, Redditor Joshster21 submitted a list of user-submitted translations for the phrase "cyka blyat" on the language site MyMemory.net to the /r/pcmasterrace^[3] subreddit, where it gathered upwards of 1,100 votes (91% upvoted) and 150 comments in the first month (shown below).

On November 23rd, 2015, YouTuber HoungGounGagne uploaded a music video titled "CS: Go – Let's Go Rush Blyat," featuring lyrics mocking Russian Counter-Strike players (shown below).

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