Роисся
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Russian
Alternative forms
- Раися (Raisja) (internet slang)
Etymology
A humorous misspelling of Росси́я (Rossíja), possibly playing with the word рои́ться (roítʹsja, “to swarm, to crowd”).
This misspelling first appeared from a 2008 photo of a belt buckle. It became popular as a mockery of Dmitry Medvedev's article "Росси́я, вперёд (Rossíja, vperjód)" and the patrotic slogan "вперёд, Росси́я (vperjód, Rossíja)" (both meaning "Forward, Russia!").
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Рои́сся • (Roíssja) f inan (genitive Рои́сси)
- (derogatory, humorous, Internet slang) Russia.
- Рои́сся 20 лет спустя́
- Roíssja 20 let spustjá
- Ruissa, 20 years later
- Рои́сся для рссу́ких (a slogan mocking ultranationalists, based on the nationalist motto "Росси́я для ру́сских" (Russia for the Russians))
- Roíssja dlja rssúkix
- Ruissa for Ruissans
Usage notes
Used by the Russian blogosphere to poke fun at poor social conditions and corruption in their own country.
Declension
Synonyms
- Эрэ́фия (Erɛ́fija), эта страна (eta strana) ("this country" in Internet slang), Ра́шка (Ráška)
- Расе́я (Raséja)
Derived terms
- Рои́сся, вперде́ (Roíssja, vperdé)