Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Offensive A Russian.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Russian russkiĭ, Russian, from Rus', Rus; see Rus.]

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Examples

  • During a trial lasting three and a half months, the jurors heard that Tikhonov, 31, and Khasis, 26, were involved with an ultra-right group called Russky Obraz.

    The Guardian World News Tom Parfitt 2011

  • The single largest construction project for the summit is a 3. 1-kilometer bridge connecting Russky, which is home to about 5,000 people, with the Primorye region capital of Vladivostok.

    The Moscow Times The Moscow Times 2010

  • I was completely floored that the Russky had the balls!

    Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011

  • I was completely floored that the Russky had the balls!

    Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011

  • I was completely floored that the Russky had the balls!

    Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011

  • Both were members of a far right group, Russky Obraz, or Russian Image.

    Russian Courts Crack Down on Nationalists 2011

  • Leaders meet on Russky Island, off the coast of Vladivostok, Russia.

    International Datebook 2012

  • I was completely floored that the Russky had the balls!

    Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011

  • " Medvedev ' s personal relationship with Putin, lack of a party foundation and a small pro-Medvedev bureaucratic cadre limit his ability to be re-elected without Putin ' s consent, " said the leaked cable, which was published Monday in Russky Reporter, a Russian newsweekly.

    Kremlin Plays Down Cables Richard Boudreaux 2010

  • This report is adapted from a piece originally published in NEWSWEEK's Russian-language partner, Russky NEWSWEEK.

    Swearing Up a Storm 2009

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