Delovaya kolbasa

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What does "delovaya kolbasa" mean in Russian?

this could be a translation request, but it just as well could be a request for explanation of a slang phrase meaning — Баян Купи-ка, Jan 17 '18 at 19:37
Related question: Предложить деловую колбасу... — Vitaly, Jan 17 '18 at 22:05

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 17 '18 at 19:30

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It is "delavaya kalbasa" literally a busy sausage

The Wiktionary tells it's an ironic designation for a person who's always busy with something, who's demonstrably busy, the Web indicates that it could also be a businessman/woman.

answered Jan 17 '18 at 19:30

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I'd correct you proposing this variant: business sausage. :) – igorp1024 Jan 23 '18 at 15:50

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 18 '18 at 18:48

While the answer provided is absolutely correct, it's not necessarily about somebody being pretentiously busy. "Деловая колбаса" can be applicable in many circumstances and is a rough equivalent of "you are such a clever/smart guy/ass" said ironically.

For instance, a daughter can suggest to her father to leave her all the candies in exchange for butter and her father can say: "Ну ты и деловая колбаса".

Delovaya kolbasa

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