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Ukrainian
Etymology
Formed as a patronymic surname, from го́лий (hólyj, “bare, naked”) + -о- (-o-) + пуп (pup, “belly button”) + -е́нко (-énko, “-son”)
Pronunciation
Noun
голопу́пенко • (holopúpenko) m pers (genitive голопу́пенка, nominative plural голопу́пенки, genitive plural голопу́пенків)
- (rare) beggar, ragamuffin
1968, Ivan Bilyk, Танго [Tango]:Тепер ти вже не якийсь там голопупенко, а чоловік з тим... з положенієм!..- Teper ty vže ne jakyjsʹ tam holopupenko, a čolovik z tym... z položenijem!..
- Now you're not some kinda ragamuffin, but a man with the... with a position!
1933, Osyp Turyansky, Син землі [Son of Earth]:Ах, серце мені тріскає з болю й чоло мені лупається зі стиду, що така гарна граф'янка запропащує шляхетський світ, багном обтраскує великопанську славу й силу і на ноги зводить заялозених хлопів, голопупенків та обірванців і жебраків, таких, як я…- Ax, serce meni triskaje z bolju j čolo meni lupajetʹsja zi stydu, ščo taka harna hrafʺjanka zapropaščuje šljaxetsʹkyj svit, bahnom obtraskuje velykopansʹku slavu j sylu i na nohy zvodytʹ zajalozenyx xlopiv, holopupenkiv ta obirvanciv i žebrakiv, takyx, jak ja…
- Ah, my heart crackes from pain and my forehead chaps from shame, for such a beautiful countess abases the noble world, splotches great lordly glory and power, and gets sordid paupers, ragamuffins, toerags and beggars like me back on their feet...
1982, Oleksii Ohulchansky, Знахідка на все життя [A Find for the Whole Life]:«Та як він сміє, цей голопупенко, у якого за душею, напевно, і поганенької копійчини немає, а на плечах випріла сорочина. Ти ще потанцюєш у мене, харцизяко!» — лютував у думці Онисько.- “Ta jak vin smije, cej holopupenko, u jakoho za dušeju, napevno, i pohanenʹkoji kopijčyny nemaje, a na plečax vyprila soročyna. Ty šče potancjuješ u mene, xarcyzjako!” — ljutuvav u dumci Onysʹko.
- "How dares he, this ragamuffin, who probably doesn't even own a farthing, and whose shirt has rotted on his shoulders. I will get you, you wretch!" — Onysko was fuming in his mind.
Usage notes
- This word is also often used as a humorous surname (being a proper noun in such a case). According to ridni.org's 2013 study, there are currently no people in Ukraine with the surname "Голопупенко". However, there are several people with the surnames Голопуп and Голопупов, so it's possible that some people did actually have this surname at some point, but changed it.
Declension
Declension of голопу́пенко (pers velar masc in -о accent-a)
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