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fartsovka

fartsovka noun: in the Soviet Union, the illegal trade of acquiring desirable consumer goods and currency from foreigners.

Noun

fartsovka (uncountable)

  1. In the Soviet Union, the illegal trade of acquiring desirable consumer goods and currency from foreigners.

Origin of fartsovka

From Russian фарцовка (farcovka).

Questions about fartsovka

What does fartsovka mean?
Fartsovka means in the Soviet Union, the illegal trade of acquiring desirable consumer goods and currency from foreigners.
What part of speech is fartsovka?
Fartsovka is a noun.

Words near fartsovka in the dictionary

  1. farts in wind storms
  2. farts in windstorms
  3. farts off
  4. farts out
  5. fartsome
  6. fartsovka
  7. fartsovshchik
  8. fartsovshchiks
  9. fartsy
  10. farty
  11. Faruhulhedhoo

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