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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “one and a half diggers”; referring to a common textbook word problem about the number of diggers required to dig a ditch if the diggers are working at some fixed rate for a certain length of time; popularized by a 1965 children's book
"In the Land of Unlearned Lessons" (rus. В стране невыученных уроков, V strane nevyiuchennyikh urokov) and a 1969 cartoon.
Pronunciation
Phrase
полтора́ землеко́па • (poltorá zemlekópa)
- (humorous) one man and his dog, one or two people (a very small group)
- Synonym: раз, два и обчёлся (raz, dva i občólsja)
- an obviously absurd mathematical result