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champansky en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ʃæmˈpænski/

Etymology

From champagne + -sky.

Meanings

  1. (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)