There are words in the language that cannot be found in the explanatory dictionary. Their meaning has to be restored from other sources, but this is not a hindrance to real linguistic pathfinders. Today we will talk about the meaning of the word "kodla", about the intricacies of its interpretation and synonyms, of course.
Possible origin and meaning
We are used to having English, French and Latin words in our language. And there is nothing unusual about this. But it turns out that there are words from other languages with which we are not so closely connected. According to some sources, the meaning of the word "kodla" came to us from Hebrew: "kadale" - "beggar, miserable, poor." Then, apparently, the word was rethought and began to mean, in principle, a group of people with a criminal orientation. But we usually call it a teenage group, although not always.
However, let's give another definition from the dictionary, which will help us decide, and then move on to the subtleties of meaning: "an informal group of teenagers, more often used in relation to gopniks or criminal groups."
Of coursethe original meaning of “gopnik” is the one who trades in “gop-stop”, that is, street robbery, and very fast, lightning-fast. But now the gopnik subculture is more a stylization of criminal aesthetics than a real attitude to the "shadow" world. Although, of course, such a romanticization of thieves' life often leads to real crimes. In the space of this subculture, poorly educated or completely uneducated young people (both boys and girls) from dysfunctional families find shelter. The value of kodla in this context is difficult to overestimate. It serves as a certain form of organization of the human community. Packed people may not be so bad in and of themselves, but in a crowd they make a menacing impression. However, it is time for us to move on.
Subtleties of meaning and unexpected interpretations
Despite the above, the meaning of the word "kodla" can be applied to well-to-do people with a good education and a decent income. When does this happen? For example, if these people are somehow very unpleasant to the speaker. As a rule, political and ideological views serve as a stumbling block. Simply put, a person perceives a certain group or class of people as enemies and calls them "kodla", although there is no linguistic basis for this. What to do, in addition to the dictionary meaning, there are meanings that flicker in oral speech, and they (meanings) are very mobile. If strictly approached, then this is a mistake, but no one will forbid the speaker to interpret the word in his own way.
Synonyms
The meaning of the word "caudle" is slang, so it needs to be replaced. Let's look at the list:
- punks;
- company;
- gang;
- gang;
- mob.
The list includes both neutral expressions and those that apply to a group of small children, such as "a band". But this is not surprising, because all these are synonyms for the word "group", more general in relation to all other nouns from the list, as well as to the object of study itself.
