пшек
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Onomatopoeic. A reference to the common Polish consonant cluster /pʂ/, as in Polish przy. Compare the synonymous Czech pšoun, pšonec, pšonek for similar formations.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
пшек • (pšek) m anim (genitive пше́ка, nominative plural пше́ки, genitive plural пше́ков, feminine пше́чка)
- (derogatory, ethnic slur, slang) male Polack
- Synonyms: (regular term) поля́к (polják); (historical, can be slightly derogatory) лях (ljax); (derogatory) поля́чишка (poljáčiška); (ironic, can be slightly derogatory) пан (pan)
Declension edit
References edit
- Jelistratov, V. S. (2000) “пшек”, in Slovarʹ russkovo argo (materialy 1980–1990 gg.) [Dictionary of Russian Argot (materials from 1980–1990)][1] (in Russian), Moscow: Russkije slovari, page 387b
Further reading edit
- пшек in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru