посылать на три буквы

Russian

Etymology

Literally, to send onto the three letters. Euphemism of посыла́ть на́ хуй (posylátʹ ná xuj, to tell (someone) to fuck off).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəsɨˈɫatʲ nɐ‿ˈtrʲi ˈbukvɨ]

Verb

посыла́ть на три бу́квы • (posylátʹ na tri búkvyimpf (perfective посла́ть на три бу́квы)

  1. (transitive, informal, euphemistic) to send (someone) packing, to tell (someone) to F off