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понты - what does it mean? HELP PLEASE!
What does it mean "понты"???
Thanks advance for all good people who would like to help ;)
Jan 11, 2018 8:52 PM
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It just means to show off sth you own to impress others and behave in a very arrogant way.
January 11, 2018
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It's when you try to look cooler or richer than you are. Like fake iphone for example. Or when you're not so rich, but wear branded clothes, so that everybody see it and think you are rich. Kind of that:)
January 11, 2018
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Mostly it's some things (like Алексей said) or behavior patterns (bold, cocky ones) used just for showing off basically.
Also, this word is mostly used in a negative way.
But adjective "понтовый" and adverb "понтово" are used in a positive way to describe something nicely done, cool, of a high quality. It's informal, of course.
January 11, 2018
In other case it means "few" or "very little of". like: I have понты money!
понты - is slang for "kids" in this case
January 14, 2018
For some people “понты дороже денег» :)
January 14, 2018
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