Kike, Jew (derogative term). In Russian cultural history, Odessa humour, and urban slang, it has evolved beyond a simple nickname (affectionate diminutive for of the Jewish first names Залман and Зиновий) into a highly recognisable character archetype.
Эдуард Чушкин: А Жириновский по национальности еврей? А Немцов еврей?
Я: Они зямы..просто зямы.
Edward Chushkin: Is Zhirinovsky a Jew? And is Nemtsov a Jew?
Ya: They’re kikes… just kikes.
(mail.ru, 09/2010)
