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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

  1. (derogatory, not-comparable) Of or relating to the Soviet Union.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

Relateds

tankie · sovkovii · homo sovieticus · vatnik · Homo sovieticus · sovdepia · sovdep · commie · sovkovyi · portyanka · sovdepiya

sovok en · NOUN

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

  1. (derogatory) A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

Forms

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sovoks Number=Plur lexicographic
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)