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Can anyone tell me what BOTAN is?!!!!

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stormwarning Frequent Guest Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 10 Location: hertfordshire, uk	Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:42 pm    Post subject: Can anyone tell me what BOTAN is?!!!! I am sure it is nothing to do with botany?!!!! I'd like to know what "Ботан" means. If it helps, here's the title of the email I have "Ботан какой-то" which I can only translate to "botan any" becuase my Russian is so weak!
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Ender WayToRussified Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 498 Location: Urals	Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:48 pm    Post subject: "botan" short form for "botanik" = nerd http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA_(%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F) This term is usually used with slightly negative attitude.
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stormwarning Frequent Guest Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 10 Location: hertfordshire, uk	Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:29 pm    Post subject: Ah, I am being called a nerd, and with some venom to it, too? Makes snese... Thank you!
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Ender WayToRussified Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 498 Location: Urals	Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:43 pm    Post subject: stormwarning wrote: Ah, I am being called a nerd, and with some venom to it, too? Makes snese... Yes probably, however without text of the message it is difficult to determine amout of venom.
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KateT Just Starting Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Moscow, Russia	Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:10 pm    Post subject: it also means "a swot"
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