Sovok

//səˈvɒk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus. derogatory

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Soviet Union. derogatory, not-comparable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok."

Synonyms

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homo sovieticussovdepvatnik

Example

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Russian сово́к (sovók, “scoop, dustpan”), which starts similarly to сове́т (sovét, “Soviet”) or сове́тский (sovétskij, “Soviet”, adjective).

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