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gussuk

gussuk noun: a white person.

Noun

gussuk (plural gussuks)

  1. (derogatory, Alaska) A white person.
    • We were better off before the gussuk came.1973, Judith Kleinfeld, A long way from home
    • The only thing ANCSA did for us was turn us into gussuks1996, Dana Stabenow, Blood Will Tell, →ISBN, page 89

Forms of gussuk

pluralgussuks

Origin of gussuk

Corruption of Cossack, influenced by Russian каза́к (kazák, “Cossack”) Compare Yup'ik kass'aq and Aleut Kasakax̂.

Questions about gussuk

What does gussuk mean?
Gussuk means a white person.
What part of speech is gussuk?
Gussuk is a noun.
What is the plural of gussuk?
The plural of gussuk is gussuks.

Words near gussuk in the dictionary

  1. gussied up
  2. gussies
  3. gussies up
  4. Gussow
  5. Gussows
  6. gussuk
  7. gussuks
  8. gussy
  9. gussy up
  10. gussying
  11. gussying up

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