Уркаина

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Russian

Anti-Yanukovych graffiti in Luhansk

Etymology

From у́рка (úrka, a criminal) +‎ Украи́на (Ukraína), originally from Ukrainian Уркаї́на (Urkajína). Coined in 2004 after the Orange Revolution, and popularised in 2011 from its usage in the satirical novel S.N.U.F.F.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Уркаи́на (Urkaínaf inan (genitive Уркаи́ны)

  1. (derogatory, uncommon, Internet slang) Ukraine, perceived as a country of criminals.
    Уркаина впердеUrkaina vperdeUkraine is going to ruin
  2. (derogatory, slang, Ukraine, specifically) Ukraine under former president Viktor Yanukovych
    Бандюкович это УркаинаBandjukovič eto UrkainaBandyukovich is corruption in Ukraine (graffiti written against Yanukovych)

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See also

  • Рои́сся (Roíssja) (similar meaning as in sense 2, used by Russians to condemn corruption in their own country)