просак

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Russian

Проса́к

Etymology

Either про- (pro-) +‎ сак (sak) or deverbal from проси́ть (prosítʹ).

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Noun

проса́к (prosákm inan (genitive проса́ка, nominative plural проса́ки, genitive plural проса́ков)

  1. (dated) rope-making machine
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) an unpleasant, awkward or embarrassing situation
    Похо́же, мы попа́ли в проса́к.Poxóže, my popáli v prosák.Seems like we've got ourselves into a pickle.

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