Ruscism

//ˈɹʌʃɪzəm// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Ruscism. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Russian fascism, Russianism, Great Russian chauvinism; the ideology of Russia, seen as fascism or as fascist. derogatory, neologism, slang

    "Pro-Ukrainian commentators also used the word Rashizm. Derived from Rasha (from the English “Russia”), combined with the Russian fashizm, and perhaps best translated as “Ruscism,” this term is . . ."

Synonyms

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russianismrussianism

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"Ruscism is a very popular ideology in Russia."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian раши́зм (rašízm) or Ukrainian раши́зм (rašýzm), blend of Ра́ша (Ráša, “Russia (chiefly derogatory)”) + фаши́зм (fašízm, “fascism”), the first an unadapted borrowing from English Russia. Compare Russian Росси́я (Rossíja, “Russia”) or Ukrainian Росі́я (Rosíja, “Russia”). By surface analysis, blend of Russia + fascism.

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