Rzhevsky

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proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.

Origin

A Romanization of the Russian surname Ржевский.

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Translations

Russian пору́чик Рже́вский
  • пору́чик Рже́вский (porúčik Ržévskij)fictional young cavalry officer
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APA

Rzhevsky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rzhevsky

MLA

“Rzhevsky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rzhevsky. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rzhevsky,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rzhevsky.

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