faux Cyrillic en · ADJ
Etymology
From faux + Cyrillic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to faux Cyrillic.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
faux Cyrillic en · NOUN
Etymology
From faux + Cyrillic.
Meanings
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The usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.
The line 'IБ ТНIБ ТЯIP ЯEДГГУ ИEСEББДЯУ?' (for 'Is this trip really necessary') is a piece of faux Cyrillic found in Frank Zappa's song 'I don't wanna get drafted'.