"Americansky" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Americanskies [plural]
Etymology: Likely borrowed from a Slavic language, e.g. Russian америка́нский (amerikánskij). Equivalent to American + -sky. Etymology templates: {{cog|ru|америка́нский}} Russian америка́нский (amerikánskij), {{suffix|en|American|sky}} American + -sky Head templates: {{en-noun}} Americansky (plural Americanskies)
  1. (derogatory) Yank, Yankee (stereotypical Slavic term of abuse for a U.S. American, e.g. used by or attributed to Soviets). Often used to convey insult or distrust towards Americans whom Russians perceived as rivals. Tags: derogatory

Inflected forms

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