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I used to play a Russian card game called durak idiot.
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The word durak (blockhead) was constantly on his lips, and when any bit of work was well done, he took it as a matter of course, and never thought of giving a word of approval or encouragement.
Russia Donald Mackenzie Wallace 1880
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The interesting to our discussion thin is, that the rules dictated that the last player holding cards is the durak, the idiot, the loser.
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Kuzmin was refilling his drink tube when a hand grabbed his shoulder and spun him around on his heels. “You durak!
365 tomorrows » 2007 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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Compare to rich folk tradition of Russian fairy tales about Ivan-durak Ivan The Fool, who usually escapes with profit all kinds of dangerous adventures and beats the smart guys.
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"You will continue your studies in Russia, durak, stupid."
The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915
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Sometimes I would wish that I were such a _durak_ as Andrey
The Dark Forest Hugh Walpole 1912
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k bir mizah anlay??? olan, izleyicileri dur durak bilmeyen yüksek tempolu bir maceraya sürüklemeyi vaat eden, oldukça s? rad??? ve yarat?
We Blog A Lot 2008
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Though not at all a partisan of violent means, he had become infuriated against autocracy and the Tsar, as was shown by his language when he said: 'If that blockhead of a Tsar comes out' (Yesli etot durak
Russia Donald Mackenzie Wallace 1880
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