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Russian
Etymology
прокла́д(ывать) (proklád(yvatʹ)) + -ка (-ka)
Senses 5 and 6 refer to the protest flags' similar appearance to a menstrual pad.
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Noun
прокла́дка • (prokládka) f inan (genitive прокла́дки, nominative plural прокла́дки, genitive plural прокла́док)
- laying, building, construction (of roads, pipes, communications, etc.)
- packing, lining, gasket
- sanitary napkin (US), sanitary towel (British)
- (derogatory) a fraudulent business that steals money from customers
- (politics, slang, derogatory, offensive) the white-red-white flag of Belarus, formerly the national flag, used to protest Alexander Lukashenko's government
- (politics, slang, derogatory, offensive) the white-blue-white flag used in Russia to protest the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
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