Onomatopoeic. A reference to the common Polish consonant cluster/pʂ/, as in Polishprzy. Compare the synonymousCzechpšoun,pšonec,pšonek for similar formations.
пшек• (pšek) m anim (genitiveпше́ка,nominative pluralпше́ки,genitive pluralпше́ков,female equivalentпше́чка)
- (derogatory, ethnicslur, slang)Polack
- Synonyms:(regular term)поля́к(polják);(historical, can be slightly derogatory)лях(ljax);(derogatory)поля́чишка(poljáčiška);(ironic, can be slightly derogatory)пан(pan)
- Jelistratov, V. S. (2000), “пшек”, inSlovarʹ russkovo argo (materialy 1980–1990 gg.) [Dictionary of Russian Argot (materials from 1980–1990)][1] (in Russian), Moscow: Russkije slovari, page387b
