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sovok en · ADJ
Pronunciation
/səˈvɑk/ (General-American)
/səˈvɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/səˈvoʊk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Russian сово́к (sovók, “scoop, dustpan”), which starts similarly to сове́т (sovét, “Soviet”) or сове́тский (sovétskij, “Soviet”, adjective).
Meanings
(derogatory, not-comparable) Of or relating to the Soviet Union.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.
Unadapted borrowing from Russian сово́к (sovók, “scoop, dustpan”), which starts similarly to сове́т (sovét, “Soviet”) or сове́тский (sovétskij, “Soviet”, adjective).
Meanings
(derogatory) A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.
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sovoks
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sovki
Number=Plur
lexicographic
Translations (9)
uk сово́к (person with Soviet mentality) · ru сово́к (person with Soviet mentality) · et tibla (person with Soviet mentality) · ru совде́повец (person with Soviet mentality) · fi neukku (person with Soviet mentality) · ru совде́повка (person with Soviet mentality) · pl homo sovieticus (person with Soviet mentality) · et sovett (person with Soviet mentality) · fi neukkulainen (person with Soviet mentality)