локш

Russian

Etymology

From локша́ (lokšá), dialectal form of лапша́ (lapšá, “noodles”). Compare the expression ве́шать лапшу на у́ши (véšatʹ lapšu na úši, “to tell falsehoods”), literally “to hang noodles upon one’s ears”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [lokʂ]

Noun

локш • (lokš) m inan

(criminal slang) lie, falsehood
(criminal slang) failure; futility
(criminal slang) hopeless affair, no-win affair
(criminal slang) emptiness in the soul

Derived terms

локш хлеба́ть (lokš xlebátʹ)

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