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What does "Тьфу, тьфу, тьфу!" mean?
What does "Тьфу, тьфу, тьфу!" mean?
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To spit three times over your left shoulder it's a superstitive act for driving away a misfortune.
As a fact nobody doesn't split really but imitate it, wispering "тьфу-тьфу-тьфу".
This triple interjection in writing means (or imitates) this action.
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To spit three times over your left shoulder it's a superstitive act for driving away a misfortune.
As a fact nobody doesn't split really but imitate it, wispering "тьфу-тьфу-тьфу".
This triple interjection in writing means (or imitates) this action.
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@ksenia_bras a girl spitted(or imitated it let's say) in her speech
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It's a russian omen.
Behind your right sholder is the angel (heaven protector), behind your left sholder is the demon (hell enemy). And, in order to protect him/herself from the demon, he/she should spit three (or seven) times (тьфу - тьфу - тьфу) in his/her demon's side.
And, when somebody says "Тьфу, тьфу, тьфу!", he/she want to say "For Heaven Sake, let everything be fine, and no one demon will spoil it!"
For example:
"Я поставил деньги на победу нашей футбольной команды, и она выиграет, а вместе с ней - тьфу, тьфу, тьфу! - выиграю и я!"
"Тьфу, тьфу, тьфу!=Не дай бог, не получится.
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Thanks for answers. from your explanations I realized that we actually have this spitting thing in Turkey too. we say "tü tü [тьфу тьфу] maşallah, nazar değmez inşallah [чтоб не сглазить]"
nazar=сглаз, evil eye 🧿
nazar=сглаз, evil eye 🧿
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@ksenia_bras "...и я очень рада что до сих пор не потеряла вдохновения, тьфу тьфу тьфу"
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