champansky en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʃæmˈpænski/
Etymology
From champagne + -sky.
Meanings
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(humorous, informal, uncountable) Imitation champagne, chiefly Russian in origin.
Because it's like you, it’s so Russian. I even like the way you Russians say it, champansky.
1964, Eddy Gilmore, After the Cossacks burned down the “Y”:
Translations (2)
de Champansky (imitation champagne) · fr champansky (imitation champagne)