по барабану

Russian

Etymology

According to one etymology, clipping of что горо́х по бараба́ну (što goróx po barabánu), implying that the information bounces off one's head like peas off a drum.

According to another, simply a euphemism for по́хуй (póxuj) or по́фиг (pófig).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pə‿bərɐˈbanʊ]

Predicative

по бараба́ну • (po barabánu)

  1. (colloquial, impersonal, with dative case) all the same, no different (used in constructions meaning "to not care")
    Synonyms: всё равно́ (vsjo ravnó), насра́ть (nasrátʹ), плева́ть (plevátʹ), по́фиг (pófig), по́хуй (póxuj), фиоле́тово (fiolétovo)
    Мне по бараба́ну. ― Mne po barabánu. ― I don't care.
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