champansky

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/ʃæmˈpænski/

noun

Imitation champagne, chiefly Russian in origin.

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Meanings

nounchampansky (uncountable)
  1. humorousinformaluncountableImitation champagne, chiefly Russian in origin.

    Because it's like you, it’s so Russian. I even like the way you Russians say it, champansky.

    1964, Eddy Gilmore, After the Cossacks burned down the “Y”

Origin

From champagne + -sky.

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Translations

French champansky
  • champanskyimitation champagne
German Champansky
  • Champanskyimitation champagne
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APA

champansky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/champansky

MLA

“champansky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/champansky. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “champansky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/champansky.

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