орк
Russian
Etymology
The pejorative usage appeared in Ukrainian military slang as a term for the Russian enemy during the War in Donbass and was widely popularized by an official Armed Forces of Ukraine Facebook post on 25 February 2022.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
орк • (ork) m anim (genitive о́рка, nominative plural о́рки, genitive plural о́рков, relational adjective о́ркский or о́рочий)
- (fantasy) orc (humanoid monster warrior)
- (derogatory, Internet slang) a Russian person with little to no desirable qualities (unattractive, low intelligence, uncultured, etc.)
- (politics, derogatory, neologism, Ukraine) Russian invader (a Russian, DPR, or LPR soldier participating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine)
- (derogatory, Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur, Ukraine, by extension) Any Russian person
Usage notes
Some Russian nationalists and supporters of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine took up the "орк" slur as a term of pride to represent themselves as soldiers, or to mock Ukrainian or pro-Ukraine users.
Declension
Antonyms
- эльф (elʹf, “elf”)
Coordinate terms
- ваха (vaxa, “Warhammer”) (online slang: orks are among the playable armies in that game)
- Мордор (Mordor, “Mordor, Russia”) (derogatory, slang)
- оккупа́нт (okkupánt, “occupant, a Russian soldier”)
Derived terms
- оркоста́н (orkostán, “land of orcs, Russia”) (derogatory, slang)
References
- ^ “Кто такие орки и почему они вторглись в Украину”, in STB (in Russian), 2022 May 25
Ukrainian
Etymology
The pejorative usage appeared in Ukrainian military slang as a term for the Russian enemy during the War in Donbass and was widely popularized by an official Armed Forces of Ukraine Facebook post on 25 February 2022.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
орк • (ork) m pers (genitive о́рка, nominative plural о́рки, genitive plural о́рків, relational adjective о́рківський or о́ркський, diminutive орченя́)
- (fantasy) orc (humanoid monster)
- (politics, derogatory) Russian invader (a Russian, DPR, or LPR soldier participating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine)
- (derogatory, Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur, by extension) Any Russian person
Declension
Derived terms
- орки́ня (orkýnja, “a female orc, a Russian woman”) (derogatory, slang)
- оркоста́н (orkostán, “land of orcs, Russia”) (derogatory, slang)
- о́ркський (órksʹkyj, “orcish, related to orcs”)
- орчи́на (orčýna, “a big orc, a Russian soldier or man”) (derogatory, slang)
- орчи́ня (orčýnja, “a female orc, a Russian woman”) (derogatory, slang)
- орочня́ (oročnjá, “orcs, Russians”) (collective, derogatory, slang)
References
- ^ “Кто такие орки и почему они вторглись в Украину”, in STB (in Russian), 2022 May 25