this is not in dictionary- as in

[JiriLindovsky]

I have a trouble with this sentence:
"For those new to the Russian language,but well acquainted with instructors making a scene, this shto eto(what is it) could easily mean, "Who did it?",as in "Who opened the goddamn window!"."
I understand almost all in this sentence, but do not know what "as in" mean.Is it "OR" or "as well as" or something brand different.

Thanks for any reply,

J.L.

 

[David L.]

I'm having trouble with this sentence:
"For those new to the Russian language, but well acquainted with instructors making a scene, this shto eto(what is it) could easily mean, "Who did it?",as in "Who opened the goddamn window!"."
I understand almost all of this sentence, but I don't/do not know what "as in" mean. Is it "OR", or "as well as", or something completely different.
Say somebody asked me to spell 'bare'. Hearing the word, I don't know whether they want me to spell 'bare' or 'bear'. So I might ask them:
"Do you mean 'bare' as in 'as bare as the day I was born', or 'bear' as in 'a grizzly bear in the forest?"
The full sentence would be:
Do you mean 'bare' as in the expression,'bare as the day I was born', or 'bear' as in the sentence "a grizzly bear which lives in the forest?"

In your example, 'Who (did-action) (it-the something-what action they did) as in the example, "Who opened (the action) the goddamn window (the 'something', the 'what' )

 

[JiriLindovsky]

Thanks. J.L.

 

[baqarah131]

David has explained this well, but I'll add one more usage of "as in."

I think this is fairly recent, this usage, and I think the quote is a good example.

"as in" can be followed by a much more blunt, direct rewording of what you've just said.

You're going out with your friends, as in, you're all going to get drunk and make fools of yourselves?

You want to stay out late tonight, as in, say, three o'clock in the morning?

David, have you come across this?
edward

I'm having trouble with this sentence:
"For those new to the Russian language, but well acquainted with instructors making a scene, this shto eto(what is it) could easily mean, "Who did it?",as in "Who opened the goddamn window!"."
I understand almost all of this sentence, but I don't/do not know what "as in" mean. Is it "OR", or "as well as", or something completely different.
Say somebody asked me to spell 'bare'. Hearing the word, I don't know whether they want me to spell 'bare' or 'bear'. So I might ask them:
"Do you mean 'bare' as in 'as bare as the day I was born', or 'bear' as in 'a grizzly bear in the forest?"
The full sentence would be:
Do you mean 'bare' as in the expression,'bare as the day I was born', or 'bear' as in the sentence "a grizzly bear which lives in the forest?"

In your example, 'Who (did-action) (it-the something-what action they did) as in the example, "Who opened (the action) the goddamn window (the 'something', the 'what' )