тьфу-тьфу-тьфу

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tʲfu tʲfu tʲfu]
  • IPA(key): [tfu tfu tfu] (phonetic respelling: тфу-тфу-тфу)

Interjection

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тьфу́-тьфу́-тьфу́ (tʹfú-tʹfú-tʹfú)

  1. knock on wood (said to void a jinx)
  2. (elliptical) Implies something positive, or a hope for something positive.
    «Ка́к экза́мен прошёл?» «Тьфу-тьфу-тьфу
    «Kák ekzámen prošól?» «Tʹfu-tʹfu-tʹfu
    “How did the exam go?” “I hope well, but I don't want to jinx it.”

Alternative forms

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