poshlost

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian по́шлость (póšlostʹ).

Noun[edit]

poshlost (uncountable)

  1. In Russian culture, a negative human character trait, variously defined as petty evil, self-satisfied vulgarity, or obscenity and bad taste.