Meanings
- pluralplural onlyRussian house slippers.
If you’ve played any of these, Night Witches will fit like a pair of comfortable old tapochki.
2015, Jason Morningstar, Night Witches, Bully Pulpit Games, →ISBN, page 23 more examples
The first order of business upon arrival was to select a pair of tapochki (slippers) from the dozen or so scattered in messy stacks about the foyer.
1997, Carol Queen, Lawrence Schimel, PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality, Cleis Press, →ISBN, page 174Flat-soled, cloth house slippers, tapochki are worn by family members and guests alike. Upon entering homes, Russians remove their outer footwear, which could be muddy or wet from the harsh climate, and don tapochki, in order to protect […]
2007, Tatiana Smorodinskaya, Karen Evans-Romaine, Helena Goscilo, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture, Routledge, →ISBN, page 607Your introduction to this homely world will be a pair of tapochki — the slippers which Russians wear indoors to avoid tramping in mud — followed by a cup of tea or a shot of vodka.
2009, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Moscow, Penguin, →ISBN, page 334
Origin
- Russianта́почки
- Englishtapochki
From Russian та́почки (tápočki).
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