What does “красавчик” mean in Russian slang?

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красавчик (krasavchik)
Russian praise slang
“nice one! well done!”; literally “handsome guy”

Красавчик literally means “handsome guy,” from красивый, “beautiful.” In casual speech it has become a shout of approval for something done well: get the answer right, score the goal, fix the bug, and a friend says красавчик!, “nice one!” It is about the deed, not looks, and it is friendly and informal, not something you say to your boss.

For a girl or woman, the usual praise for doing something well is умница!; красотка is mostly about looks. Красавчик sits alongside молодец (“well done”) but sounds more streetwise. The game here is a blindfolded juice test: each correct guess (сок яблочный) earns a красавчик, until the last “juice” turns out to be vodka.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A1 Russian listening practice video?

58.1%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Russian words
Most of the words in this video are common Russian words.

How common in Russian

51.6%
Top 1,000
58.1%
Top 2,000
90.3%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Russian

59.3%
Top 1,000
88.9%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in Russian.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than A1. Here is what they mean.

яблочный
2×
Not in top 5,000
apple (adjective)
вишневый
1×
Not in top 5,000
cherry (adjective)
красавчик
3×
Not in top 5,000People say this a lot
handsome guy (slang)
водка
2×
Top 5,000
vodka
сок
4×
Top 5,000People say this a lot
juice

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · OpenSubtitles 2018 (HermitDave) (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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