штучки-дрючки

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Rhyming reduplication of шту́чки (štúčki, (little) things).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂtut͡ɕkʲɪ ˈdrʲʉt͡ɕkʲɪ]

Noun[edit]

шту́чки-дрю́чки (štúčki-drjúčkif inan pl (genitive шту́чек-дрю́чек, plural only)

  1. (vernacular, humorous, ironic or derogatory) (little) things, bits and bobs, odds and ends (miscellaneous things)
    Там вся́кие шту́чки-дрю́чки валя́лись.Tam vsjákije štúčki-drjúčki valjálisʹ.There were various bits and bobs lying around there.
  2. (vernacular, humorous, ironic or derogatory) mumbo-jumbo, (little) tricks (odd and hard-to-understand things)
    Я не сильна́ во вся́ких там юриди́ческих шту́чках-дрю́чках.Ja ne silʹná vo vsjákix tam juridíčeskix štúčkax-drjúčkax.I'm not versed in all the legal stuff.

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