Rabiz vs Rabi - What's the difference?
rabiz | rabi |
(music) A popular modern Armenian music style. Shows Middle Eastern influences and is related to Russian . Considered tasteless and vulgar by educated people.
(slang) A member of Armenian hillbilly subculture embracing rabiz music, exhibiting materialistic flamboyancy, using strong blend of Russian and Armenian slang words, wearing matching sport suit, sunglasses and shoes called .
*c.1885 , A.L.O.E. The Wondrous Sickle :
*:...I made out that he would be here before the rabi harvest is ripe; the corn is green enough yet, but I thought that after work I would come over here to meet him.
*1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 120:
*:The monsoon had failed at the beginning but picked up very well later, so the rabi crop would be just fine and the wars they mentioned had taken place a year and a half ago.
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