Chmobik
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A Russian soldier conscripted during the 2022 Russian mobilization. Internet, derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism, sometimes
"Chmobiki are russian citizens who were mobilized as a result of partial mobilization in russia in September 2022."
Example
More examples"Chmobiki are russian citizens who were mobilized as a result of partial mobilization in russia in September 2022."
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чмо́бик (čmóbik), itself a blend of чмо (čmo, “scoundrel”) + мо́бик (móbik, “poorly-trained Russian conscript soldier”), as if an abbreviation of части́чно мобилизо́ванный (častíčno mobilizóvannyj, “partially-mobilized”); itself a reference to the term части́чная мобилиза́ция (častíčnaja mobilizácija, “partial mobilization”) used by Russian media when referring to the 2022 Russian mobilization for the invasion of Ukraine.
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