Psorokóstaina

English Etymology From en el Ψωροκώσταινα Grek. Proper noun An affectionate name used by Greeks of their homeland; it has intimations of poverty and affection. en 1958 w:Patrick Leigh Fermor Mani London John Murray 208 But look how he [Venizelos] found Greece when he started. Do you remember what we used to call her Psorokóstaina - Mangy Betty! And look how he left her, one of the nations of the West with steady frontiers, double the size, friends with Turkey ...