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Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. Combined with the suffix -lo, it is a personal insult. It can be translated as “dickhead”, but its connotation is far more pejorative in those languages than in English. In May 2014, media outlets reported that the Russian profanity khuilo had been added to the Urban Dictionary as a synonym for Vladimir Putin.
Putin, go fuck yourself” and could be rendered in English as “PTN GFY”. The chant has its origins in “Surkis Khuylo! The first recorded public performance of the “Putin khuylo! March 2014 in Kharkiv when the local fans chanted it during their street march. Artemy Troitsky identified the melody of the chant as coming from the song “Speedy Gonzales”, popularised by American singer Pat Boone in 1962.
In June 2015, the Russian Federal Security Service started a criminal prosecution and investigation of activist Daria Poludova for using the song on VK. Putin wore a Hublot watch, was cut out of the episode. Several Ukrainian mainstream rock music bands included or adapted the chant into their music. A metal remix, released on April 21, 2014 by AstrogentA, added instrumentation and reworked the video of the March 30 protest chant to depict its spread throughout Ukrainian football clubs. May 6, 2014 release of a song and a video titled “Putin Hello! Their song uses a double entendre, substituting the objectionable word “khuylo” with the English word “Hello! TV aired a live performance of the song by Lemonchiki Project on May 29, 2014.
In October 2014, Belarusians joined visiting Ukrainians in a performance of the chant by “nearly the entire stadium” at a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match in Barysaw, Belarus, resulting in more than 100 Ukrainian and 30 Belarusian football fans being detained and interrogated, reportedly on suspicion of using “obscene language”. In December 2022, a statue giving a visual interpretation of “Putin khuylo” was erected in the town Bellend in England. The phrase received attention in the world press and was the subject of publications in influential international newspapers, magazines and numerous online publications. Deshchytsia’s use of the wording caused widespread discontent amongst the Russian leadership. The phrase became popular again during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian hackers disabled electric vehicle charging stations in Russia so that instead of providing charge the stations display a scrolling message that includes the phrase.
Inscription on the garages in Luhansk: Luhansk is Ukraine, and Putin – huylo! Ukraine: Democratization, Corruption, and the New Russian Imperialism: Democratization, Corruption, and the New Russian Imperialism. Ukraine minister’s abusive remarks about Putin spark diplomatic row”. Putin Huylo’ Meaning as Phrase Becomes Rallying Cry for Ukraine Support”. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Слово Huylo вошло в словарь английского сленга Urban Dictionary”.
Путин попал в американский словарь сленга” . Українці не шкодують грошей на іменні номери ПТН ПНХ”. Khuilo’: The offensive term that has attached itself to Putin”. Soccer Foes Join Forces on the Front Lines of Ukraine Crisis”. UN Conclusions Disprove Claims Against Russia Over Ukrainian Crisis – Moscow”. Putin’s remarks raise fears of future moves against Ukraine”. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
