локш

Russian

Etymology

From локша́ (lokšá), dialectal form of лапша́ (lapšá, noodles). Compare the expression ве́шать лапшу́ на́ уши (véšatʹ lapšú ná uši, to tell falsehoods), literally “to hang noodles upon one’s ears”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫokʂ]

Noun

локш (lokš) m inan (genitive ло́кша, nominative plural ло́кши, genitive plural ло́кшей) (criminal slang)

  1. lie, falsehood
  2. failure; futility
  3. hopeless affair, no-win affair
  4. emptiness in the soul

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