I don't really have a citation, just personal experiences. But your wiki link already states: "David Remnick believes that mat has thousands of variations" The

I don't really have a citation, just personal experiences. But your wiki link already states: "David Remnick believes that mat has thousands of variations" The german version of the wiki article has some examples: пиздеть (pisdet′) = to (tell a) lie, but also possible: to steal. пиздец (pisdez) = ruin or catastrophe, fubar, fucked up As you can see, small variations of the same word have different meanings. And the meaning can vary with context. Edit: The russian version of the article has some example verbs (all derived from the same word): I tried to translate as far as I understand. ебануть = ?, ебануться = to get stupid ( to say or do something stupid ), ебаться = to do something - very generic, ебиздить = ?, ёбнуть = ?, ёбнуться = ?, ебстись = ?, въебать = to get something into something?, выебать = to get something out of something?, выёбываться = to fuck around. To decline something to somebody. доебать = ? доебаться = to annoy somebody by asking too many questions or trying to get something out of somebody. доёбывать = to bring something to an end. to finish something, заебать = to annoy somebody, to get to somebody заебаться = to get fed up with something, to get tired of something, наебать = to betray somebody?, наебаться = to get saturated by something, to get enough of something наебнуть = to cheat sombody, наебнуться = for the fun of it, just do it, объебать = to get a piece of something, to get familiar with something?, объебаться = to get into something nasty, to fuck up, остоебенить = blow you mind (not sure about this one) остоебеть = ?, отъебать = to fuck with something/somebody, to fight, to degrade somebody, отъебаться = get rid of something, for example to pass exams or get rid of obligations, переебать = (maybe) to understand something, переебаться = to fuck over something, to get something done, поебать = do something (depending on context), поебаться = to do nonsense, try hard to no avail, fool around, подъебать = ?, подъебаться = ?, подъебнуть = to make joke, for example april the 1., even flirt?, разъебать = to ( accidantly or pusposfully ) break something, разъебаться = to clear a relationship, to bring everything to order?, съебать = to get away (maybe in a cool way), съебаться ( to fuck off, to stop anoing ), уебать = to run away (maybe after stealing something)