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."