Shteyngartian

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adjective

Relating or characteristic of the works of Soviet-born American writer Gary Shteyngart.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveShteyngartian (comparative more Shteyngartian, superlative most Shteyngartian)

comparative more Shteyngartian · superlative most Shteyngartian

  1. Relating or characteristic of the works of Soviet-born American writer Gary Shteyngart.

    In a poor man's quesadilla, we learn, in a Shteyngartian detail, "the presence of cheese was literary: you opened one up and instead of adding melted cheese my mother had written the word 'cheese' on the surface of the tortilla."

    2014 February 28, Dwight Garner, “'Quesadillas,' by Juan Pablo Villalobos”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2020

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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