кипеш

Russian

Alternative forms
  • хи́пеш (xípeš), хи́пеж (xípež)
  • ки́пиш (kípiš)

Etymology

From хи́пес (xípes, “a special kind of theft with the assistance of an attractive prostitute; prostitute, stealing from the client”), from Yiddish חופּות‎ (khupes), the plural of חופּה‎ (khupe, “canopy used in a wedding ceremony”) (from Hebrew חופה‎ (khupá)), whence also slang хи́па (xípa, “female genitalia”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʲipʲɪʂ]

Noun

ки́пеш • (kípeš) m inan (genitive ки́пеша, nominative plural ки́пеши, genitive plural ки́пешей)

  1. (criminal slang) noise; quarrel
  2. (colloquial or slang) excitement, commotion
    Ну заче́м разводи́ть ки́пеш?
    Nu začém razvodítʹ kípeš?
    Why raise such a commotion?
  3. (criminal slang) house search, police raid

Declension
Declension of ки́пеш (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ки́пеш
kípeš		 ки́пеши
kípeši
genitive ки́пеша
kípeša		 ки́пешей
kípešej
dative ки́пешу
kípešu		 ки́пешам
kípešam
accusative ки́пеш
kípeš		 ки́пеши
kípeši
instrumental ки́пешем
kípešem		 ки́пешами
kípešami
prepositional ки́пеше
kípeše		 ки́пешах
kípešax

References
  1. Gračev, M. A. (2003), “хипеж”, in Slovarʹ tysjačeletnevo russkovo argo [Dictionary of Thousand Years of Russian Argot] (in Russian), Moscow: Ripol Classic, page 990
  2. Jelistratov, V. S. (2000), “хипеж”, in Slovarʹ russkovo argo (materialy 1980–1990 gg.) [Dictionary of Russian Argot (materials from 1980–1990)] (in Russian), Moscow: Russkije slovari, page 514b
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