Mobik
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A Russian conscript during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially a young man with little to no fighting experience. Internet, derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism, sometimes
""The video was posted on and being reposted by pro-Wagner channels, which matches Prigozhin's 'Fire Shojgu' narrative...Also some Wagner patches are visible on it. Nearly all 'poor mobiks' (mobilized men) on the video wear balaclavas," Krutov wrote."
Example
More examples""The video was posted on and being reposted by pro-Wagner channels, which matches Prigozhin's 'Fire Shojgu' narrative...Also some Wagner patches are visible on it. Nearly all 'poor mobiks' (mobilized men) on the video wear balaclavas," Krutov wrote."
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian мо́бик (móbik), from моб(илизо́ванный) (mob(ilizóvannyj), “mobilized”) + -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix).
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