-skisuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. pissoffski Brit.

/pɪˈsɒfski/, U.S.

/pɪˈsɔfski/,

/pɪˈsɑfski/.

Forms: Also -sky.

Etymology: < Russian -skiĭ adjectival suffix, jocularly taken in English as an essential characteristic of Russian words (probably after Russki n. and adj.), especially attached to nouns.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A suffix appended to a word or phrase in humorous imitation of Russian. Cf. buttinsky n.

ΚΠ

1902 G. Ade Girl Proposition 70 The Friend belonged to the Buttinsky Family and refused to stay on the Far Side of the Room.

1916 Dial. Notes 4 304 In this [cartoon] one old Russian asks another, who is represented as fishing, ‘Got a bitesky?’ The fisher answers ‘Not yetsky!’

1922 P. G. Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert i. 30 The niblicksky is what I use most. Goot-a-bye, Mrs. Smet-thirst.

1933 S. Jameson Women against Men 260 I shall want a letter or something—Mrs. Thingski recommends—sober, honest, good cook, reliable.

1936 H. L. Mencken 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.

1973 Guardian 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.

1979 W. H. Canaway Solid Gold Buddha i. 16 Now pissoffski. Can't you see when you're not wanted?

1988 Sun 14 Oct. 3 We bet the comrades will be thrilled to bitski!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-ski
释义	-skisuffix Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. pissoffski Brit. /pɪˈsɒfski/, U.S. /pɪˈsɔfski/, /pɪˈsɑfski/. Forms: Also -sky. Etymology: < Russian -skiĭ adjectival suffix, jocularly taken in English as an essential characteristic of Russian words (probably after Russki n. and adj.), especially attached to nouns. colloquial (originally U.S.). A suffix appended to a word or phrase in humorous imitation of Russian. Cf. buttinsky n. ΚΠ 1902 G. Ade Girl Proposition 70 The Friend belonged to the Buttinsky Family and refused to stay on the Far Side of the Room. 1916 Dial. Notes 4 304 In this [cartoon] one old Russian asks another, who is represented as fishing, ‘Got a bitesky?’ The fisher answers ‘Not yetsky!’ 1922 P. G. Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert i. 30 The niblicksky is what I use most. Goot-a-bye, Mrs. Smet-thirst. 1933 S. Jameson Women against Men 260 I shall want a letter or something—Mrs. Thingski recommends—sober, honest, good cook, reliable. 1936 H. L. Mencken 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. 1973 Guardian 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. 1979 W. H. Canaway Solid Gold Buddha i. 16 Now pissoffski. Can't you see when you're not wanted? 1988 Sun 14 Oct. 3 We bet the comrades will be thrilled to bitski! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < suffix1902
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