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Popski

Popski proper noun: british special forces officer Vladimir Peniakoff.

Proper noun

Popski (plural Popskis)

  1. (World War II, nickname) British special forces officer Vladimir Peniakoff.
    • [S]abotage and guerrilla attack, unofficially supported by the Allies, he later recorded in his first book: Popski : a Life of Brigadier Vladimir Peniakoff (1954).2003, Anna Davin, Nick Jacobs, “John Willett (1917-2002)”, in History Workshop Journal, number 56, pages 301-06
  2. (dated) One who operates independently.
    • Soon Ridley and Arnold and all the rest were calling themselves Hardy’s Lot, speaking of Hardy as though he were another Popski and they his private army.1977, Olivia Manning, chapter 7, in The Danger Tree

Forms of Popski

pluralPopskis

Questions about Popski

What does Popski mean?
Popski means british special forces officer Vladimir Peniakoff.
What part of speech is Popski?
Popski is a proper noun.

Words near Popski in the dictionary

  1. popshops
  2. popsicle
  3. popsicles
  4. popsie
  5. popsies
  6. Popski
  7. popskull
  8. popslash
  9. popsmith
  10. popsmiths
  11. popsock

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