рукожоп

Russian

Etymology

By surface analysis, рука́ (ruká, hand, arm) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ жо́па (žópa, arse); a nominalization from the phrase ру́ки из жо́пы расту́т (rúki iz žópy rastút), referring to the fanciful notion of an incompetent worker's hands or arms growing from his arse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rʊkɐˈʐop]

Noun

рукожо́п • (rukožópm anim (genitive рукожо́па, nominative plural рукожо́пы, genitive plural рукожо́пов, female equivalent рукожо́пка, relational adjective рукожо́пый)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) bungler, lummox, klutz (an incompetent and clumsy worker)

Declension

  • рукожо́пый (rukožópyj), рукожо́пость (rukožópostʹ), рукожо́пие (rukožópije)

See also