бухло (bukhlo)

What it means

1. 1.

   Booze. A collective noun covering whatever alcohol has been brought, with no interest whatsoever in what it is.

2. 2.

   The standard word when dividing up who brings what to a gathering: ты за бухло, я за закуску.

Examples with translations

• Бухло берём по дороге.

  We'll grab the booze on the way.

• Закуска есть, бухла нет.

  We've got the food, we've got nothing to drink.

Where it comes from

From бухать with the collective suffix -ло, the same formation as барахло 'junk'. The suffix carries a built-in note of contempt for the mass of stuff it names.

Other forms

Romanised as:

bukhlo