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A Romanization of the Russian surname Ржевский.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A fictional young cavalry officer who appears in numerous popular Russian jokes that poke fun at social sophistication and decorum while interacting with various characters from the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. Full definition →
A Romanization of the Russian surname Ржевский.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.