Krasnov

name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Russian surname Красно́в (Krasnóv).
  2. 2
    A transliteration of the Russian surname Красно́в (Krasnóv).; A surname from Russian.
  3. 3
    Donald Trump, American president. US, derogatory, slang

Etymology

Russian Красно́в (Krasnóv), ultimately from Russian кра́сный (krásnyj, “beautiful; red”). The nickname for Donald Trump was popularized in 2025 from a claim by a former Kazakhstani KGB official, Alnur Mussayev, as the supposed codename of Donald Trump during his visits to the Soviet Union.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.