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-ski, suffix colloq. (orig. U.S.).|skɪ| Also -sky. [ad. Russ. -skiĭ adj. suffix, jocularly taken in English as an essential characteristic of Russian words (prob. after Russki a. and n.), esp. attached to nouns.] A suffix appended to a word or phrase in humorous imitation of Russian. Cf. buttinsky n.
1902, etc. [see buttinsky n.]. 1916Dialect Notes IV. 304 In this [cartoon] one old Russian asks another, who is represented as fishing, ‘Got a bitesky?’ The fisher answers ‘Not yetsky!’ 1922Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert i. 30 The niblicksky is what I use most. Goot-a-bye, Mrs. Smet-thirst. 1933S. Jameson Women against Men 260, I shall want a letter or something—Mrs. Thingski recommends—sober, honest, good cook, reliable. 1936Mencken Amer. Lang. (ed. 4) 222 At the time of the Russian-Japanese War (1904–5) the suffix -ski or -sky had a popular vogue, and produced many words, e.g., dunski, darnfoolski, smartski, devilinsky, allrightsky and buttinski. 1973Guardian 1 Feb. 1 Concordski will go ahead... The Soviet airline Aeroflot will press ahead with plans to introduce its own supersonic airliner, the Tu 144, whatever happens to Concorde. 1979W. H. Canaway Solid Gold Buddha i. 16 Now pissoffski. Can't you see when you're not wanted? 1988Sun 14 Oct. 3 We bet the comrades will be thrilled to bitski! |