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poshlost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poshlost
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Russian culture, a negative human character trait, variously defined as petty evil, self-satisfied vulgarity, or obscenity and bad taste.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian по́шлость (póšlostʹ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: по́шлость

Usage

Inflected Forms

poshlost' (alternative)

Questions

What does poshlost mean?
In Russian culture, a negative human character trait, variously defined as petty evil, self-satisfied vulgarity, or obscenity and bad taste.
Where does poshlost come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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