ога́рок

rare #35732

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
candle end, stub, remnant, cinder
На столе́ догора́л ога́рок свечи́.
A candle end was burning down on the table.
Of a mostly burned-down candle; also of an electrode or similar burnt remnant.
2.
(rare) weakling, wimp, runt
Куда́ тебе́ дра́ться, ога́рок?
You want to fight? You little runt.
low colloquial, of a person
3.
(rare) rowdy, hooligan, rascal
Э́ти ога́рки опя́ть разби́ли окно́.
Those little hooligans have broken a window again.
low colloquial, derogatory, of a person

Examples

На столе остался огарок свечи.
A candle stub was left on the table.
Этот огарок совсем не умеет драться.
That wimp doesn’t know how to fight at all.
Мы купили свечной огарок для лампадки.
We bought a candle stub for the votive lamp.
Местные огарки часто хулиганят по вечерам.
The local hooligans often cause trouble in the evenings.