Katsap

Origin

From . Either from with a prefix ка-, thus invoking an image of a stereotypical Russian man with a goatee beard, or from , from , meaning "butcher", "slaughterer".

Full definition of katsap

Noun

1. (ethnic slur, pejorative) a Russian, especially from Ukrainian perspective
• 2012, Amir Weiner, Making Sense of War: The Second World War and the Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution, In the short run, the katsap peril was even more concrete.

Usage notes

Not fully naturalized, often used in italics.