Russian edit

Etymology edit

Deverbal from заска́кивать (zaskákivatʹ) / заскочи́ть (zaskočítʹ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

заско́к (zaskókm inan (genitive заско́ка, nominative plural заско́ки, genitive plural заско́ков)

  1. bounce, jump, hop
  2. quick visit
  3. (colloquial) oddity, eccentricity, peculiar habit
    Synonyms: стра́нность (stránnostʹ), чуда́чество (čudáčestvo), бзик (bzik)
  4. (colloquial, politics) deviation, (extreme) position
  5. (colloquial) lapse (e.g. in one's memory, reason, or attention), absent-mindedness, blackout

Declension edit