-чуга

Serbo-Croatian Etymology First attested in the late 1970s. According to Babić, it has spread from the word sh цр̀нчуга nigger (originally formed as sh црн црнц- + sh -југа), which was reanalyzed by native speakers as if being composed of sh цр̑н black + sh -чуга. The word sh цр̀нчуга was the most common pejorative in subtitled American movies shown on television, acting as a translation for the English word en nigger. From there, the suffix has spread forming other words, built on a similar pattern, and with similar pejorative connotations. Suffix Suffix appended to nominal stems to a create a noun, usually an augmentative with pejorative connotations. sh ка̏ме̄н → sh каменчуга sh цр̑н → sh цр̀нчуга sh пи̑во → sh пивчуга Declension -чуга -чуге -чуге -чуга / -чуги -чуги -чугама -чугу -чуге -чуго -чуге -чуги -чугама -чугом -чугама Derived terms sh References Stjepan Babić, 1991, O postanku sufiksa čuga, in Senjski zbornik, Vol.18 No. 1