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Rude Insults

курку́ль

kurkul'

(derogatory, colloquial) miser, moneygrubber, penny pincher, cheapskate; (derogatory) kurkul (a prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union)

Usage

Colloquial · Derogatory

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