champansky

English

Etymology

champagne +‎ -sky

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃæmˈpænski/

Noun

champansky (uncountable)

(humorous, informal) Imitation champagne, chiefly Russian in origin.
- 1964, Eddy Gilmore, After the Cossacks burned down the “Y”
  Because it's like you, it’s so Russian. I even like the way you Russians say it, champansky.

Translations

imitation champagne

French: champansky m

German: Champansky m

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