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Ellochka the Cannibal

Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov

Phraseologism: Ella is a cannibal.

Meaning: A common noun for women with an undeveloped intellect and a poor vocabulary.

Origin: Original: Ogre Ellochka. From the novel "The Twelve Chairs" (1928) by Ilya Ilf (1897-1937) and Evgeny Petrov (1903-1942). The 22nd chapter of the novel, entitled "Cannibal Ellochka", begins as follows: "William Shakespeare's dictionary, according to researchers, is 12 words. The dictionary of a Negro from the cannibalistic tribe" Mumbo-Yumbo "is 000 words. Ellochka Schukina easily and freely managed thirty. " The dictionary of the wife of the engineer Shchukin consisted mainly of such words as "famous", "gloom", "horror", "lad", "taxi", etc., which adequately reflected her inner world.

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From the poem "Listen!" (1913) Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (1893-1930).

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