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pseudo-Russian en · PROPN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English Russian English pseudo-Russian From pseudo- + Russian.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of faux Cyrillic.
    • Clad in a black-and-white top with lumpy shoulder pads and cryptic pseudo-Russian writing ("ROCK N," with a backward N), she informed us that we had arrived just in time for the ugly-sweater contest. 2007 February 15, Jen Chen, “Sweater Hip Check”, in The Pitch, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2012:

Synonyms

faux Cyrillic