Dictionary

mobik en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /moʊbɪk/ (US)
• /məʊbɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мо́бик (móbik), from моб(илизо́ванный) (mob(ilizóvannyj), “mobilized”) + -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix).

Meanings

1. (Internet, derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism, sometimes) A Russian conscript during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially a young man with little to no fighting experience.
   • "The video was posted on and being reposted by pro-Wagner channels, which matches Prigozhin's 'Fire Shojgu' narrative...Also some Wagner patches are visible on it. Nearly all 'poor mobiks' (mobilized men) on the video wear balaclavas," Krutov wrote. 2022 October 6, Isabel van Brugen, “Putin Has 'Lost Control' as Infighting Breaks Out Among Russia's Elite”, in Newsweek:
   • The Defense Ministry has pumped out a stream of videos showing happy "mobiks," as the recruits are known in Russian slang, learning to shoot, attack tanks, tie a tourniquet, plant a land mine and other military tasks. 2022 October 16, Neil MacFarquhar, “'Coffins Are Already Coming': The Toll of Russia's Chaotic Draft”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

chmobik

Relateds

mogilization