Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

"plumber's butt of America"

Russian translation:

самый дрянной городишко в Америке

Added to glossary by sokolniki
Jun 27, 2005 17:13
18 yrs ago
English term

"plumber's butt of America"

English to Russian Other Journalism
Nancy Donnellan has IDd the city of Portland, Oregon, "the blumber's butt of America".

И как это она назвала Портланд? И, может быть, кто-нибудь знает, почему?

Proposed translations

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1 hr
English term (edited): plumber's butt of America
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самый дрянной городишко в Америке

There is no direct equivalent in Russian, that's for sure.

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Note added at 1 hr 34 mins (2005-06-27 18:47:04 GMT)
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For Andrey: it has nothing to do with the climate but rather with the plumber\'s body and specific body part exposed as he has to bend down or bend on his knees..
Peer comment(s):

neutral Andrey Belousov (X) : Sorry, I find it irrelevant
3 mins
Thanks
agree Robert Donahue (X) : You captured the meaning. It's crude, but the English should read "...Portland, "The ass crack/armpit of America". The point is that it's the crappiest place in the US (which I can't vouch for since I always thought it was Scranton, PA). : )
5 hrs
Thanks, Robert. LOL. Sorry about PA, I always thought it's Houston, TX.
agree koundelev
5 hrs
Thanks, George.
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ниже

Я не знаю почему она так назвал Портланд. Но честно она неправильно использовала такое (очень грубое) выражение. Кажется Портланд произвел на нее плохое впечатление.

пример
http://www.blogdriverswaltz.com/albums/house/DCP_0710.sized....
Peer comment(s):

agree Andrey Belousov (X) : Must be a plumber! :))) It could either be a Joke or direct referral to its rainy climate
9 mins
Thanks Andrey!
agree protolmach : and with Andrey. Я вспомнила, что Батуми называли "мочевой пузырь". Такого же типа образное выражение.
1 hr
Thank you Protolmach. : )
agree Ann Nosova
3 hrs
Thanks Ann!
agree koundelev : ПортлЕнд
6 hrs
Ahh...thank you George!
agree gtreyger (X)
23 hrs
Thank you Gennadiy!
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2 hrs

самый "стриптизный" город в Америке


however it is true (atleast thats what I heard). But this state has the most strip bars per capita in the US.
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_St...

COVER YOURSELF!
Court of Appeals Kicks Hole in Free-Speech Laws
by Phil Busse


The Portland Mercury
It's not a statistic that the Chamber of Commerce likes to announce--allegedly Portland has the highest number of strip joints per capita in North America. But it is a factoid that even the most prudish can take pride in: the prevalence of strip clubs is due to an extremely liberal free-speech clause in the Oregon Constitution and a series of legal cases upholding a stripper's right to bear all.
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:8CadLHwx0YsJ:portlandmerc...



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Note added at 2 hrs 45 mins (2005-06-27 19:58:14 GMT)
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and this is a definition from the Slang dictionary of \"plumber\'s butt\"
plumber\'s crack: The term used to describe someone\'s ass-crack showing above his pants,
usually when bending down. Called plumber\'s crack due to the high amount of overweight plumbers in Australia who cannot get shorts to fit them.
Example: Hehe, get a look at his plumber\'s crack. His stubbies are wayyy too small.
(Stubbies are an Australian brand of shorts.)
http://english.exue.com.cn/tools/slang/P.htm

Peer comment(s):

neutral Robert Donahue (X) : Olga, the second note is spot on but I don't think that this refers to stripclubs here. Plumber's butt and strip clubs rarely collocate. : ) I think Ms. Donnellan is saying Portland's not a desirable place to live. Just my opinion here.
4 hrs
it is absolutely impossible to guess here without finding the original source - this mysterious Nancy! Maybe she doesn't like fashion police and adores plumber's butt style
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7 hrs

клоака

"Клоака" Америки.
Термин «клоака» нередко употребляется в подобных случаях.


Не город, а клоака, загнивающая дыра, все плохо, перспективы никакой и так далее...
Знаете, весь этот периодически раздающийся то тут, ...
www.pechora-portal.ru/pechvrem2005_II_18b.htm

Деревня это прекрасно, ничто не заменит свежий воздух по утрам, прогулки босиком,
природу и все в этом духе, но кто сказал, что город - клоака разврата, ...
talks.mark-itt.ru/forummessage/29/49050.html

... dim: А я тут причем? Usatiy Her Город, Страна: Клоака Америки,
Залито 04:20 (GMT+2) Вт, 01 июля 2003 г. ...
zbook.ru/book.cgi?dim-guestbook-p134
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