де́скать
fairly common #3265C2
- 1.
they say, he says, allegedly
Он, де́скать, не знал.
He says he didn't know.
Particle introducing someone else's words, often with doubt.
- 2.
as if to say, like
Он вяло махну́л руко́й — де́скать, ла́дно, чего там.
He waved his hand limply, as if to say: fine, never mind.
Filler word introducing the sense of a gesture or unspoken remark.
Examples
Она отказалась, дескать, времени совсем нет.
She refused, saying that she had absolutely no time.
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Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
Sandy edited translation 5 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
