1. A way of writing the
Russian word for the adjective "Russian" (русский) in English.
2. A derogatory word to refer to Russians or
people of Russian descent. Sometimes extended to refer to other
people from the former USSR, such as Belarusians and Ukrainians.
"The goddamn russkies are going to invade
Poland if
America doesn't bomb them to hell!"
"Your name's Melenkov? What are you some kind of a russki?"
"Actually I'm Ukrainian Jewish."
"Still a russki in my
eyes."