Russki

adj, noun — 2 senses

Russki

adj

UK /ˈɹʌs.ki/ · US /ˈɹus.ki/

Etymology Borrowed from Russian ру́сский (rússkij, “Russian”). First attested in 1858. Popular usage influenced by -ski.

1

Colloquial, Derogatory, Usually Russian.

Russki

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Russian ру́сский (rússkij, “Russian”). First attested in 1858. Popular usage influenced by -ski.

1

Colloquial, Derogatory, Ethnic, Slur, Usually A Russian.

  • 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."1960 December, Dallas McCord Reynolds, “I'm a Stranger Here Myself”, in Amazing Stories:
Synonyms
katsap, Moskal, Ivan, Vanya, Parussian

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