chastushka

noun

chas·​tush·​ka

chaˈstu̇shkə

plural -s

: a rhymed folk verse usually of four lines traditional in form but often having political or topical content

Word History

Etymology

Russian, from chasty often, from Old Russian častŭ; akin to Old Slavic čęstŭ often, Lithuanian kim̃štas stuffed

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