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Etymology edit

Per Vasmer, of unclear etymology, and not obviously related to пита́ть (pitátʹ, to feed), пи́ща (píšča, food).

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Verb edit

пи́чкать (píčkatʹimpf (perfective напи́чкать)

  1. (colloquial) to overfeed (usually forcibly or against someone's desires)
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to overdose, to give too much medicine to (someone)
  3. (colloquial) to stuff, to cram (someone with useless or unnecessary knowledge or information)
  4. (colloquial) to oversupply (useless or unnecessary knowledge or information)

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