champansky

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

champagne +‎ -sky

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Noun[edit]

champansky (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, informal) Imitation champagne, chiefly Russian in origin.
    • 1964, Eddy Gilmore, After the Cossacks burned down the “Y”‎[1]:
      Because it's like you, it’s so Russian. I even like the way you Russians say it, champansky.

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