Etymology

urka

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Today it means: A common criminal in Russia. Full definition →

Russian у́рка
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The story

  1. Russian · derived fromу́рка“professional criminal, career criminal, thug, thief”
  2. English todayurka

Russian у́рка (úrka, “professional criminal, career criminal, thug, thief”)

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