Russki
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian ру́сский (rússkij, “Russian”). First attested in 1858.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editRusski (comparative more Russki, superlative most Russki)
- (usually derogatory, colloquial) Russian.
Noun
editRusski (plural Russkis or Russkies)
- (usually derogatory, colloquial, ethnic slur) Russian.
- 1960 December, Dallas McCord Reynolds, “I'm a Stranger Here Myself”, in Amazing Stories[1]:
- I scanned the front page. "The Russkies have put up another manned satellite."
"They have, eh? How big?"
"Several times bigger than anything we Americans have."
Synonyms
edit- katsap (Ukrainian context)
Translations
editalternative term for Russian (derogatory)
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References
edit- “Russki”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “Russki” in The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Russki”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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