chmobik

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian чмо́бик (čmóbik), itself a blend of чмо (čmo, scoundrel) +‎ мо́бик (móbik, poorly-trained Russian conscript soldier), as if an abbreviation of части́чно мобилизо́ванный (častíčno mobilizóvannyj, partially-mobilized); itself a reference to the term части́чная мобилиза́ция (častíčnaja mobilizácija, partial mobilization) used by Russian media when referring to the 2022 Russian mobilization for the invasion of Ukraine.

Pronunciation

Noun

chmobik (plural chmobiks or chmobiki)

  1. (informal, derogatory, Internet, military, sometimes humorous) A Russian soldier conscripted during the 2022 Russian mobilization.
    • 2022 October 3, Ihor Zhdanov, Interfax-Ukraine:
      Chmobiki are russian citizens who were mobilized as a result of partial mobilization in russia in September 2022.
    • 2023 February 2, u/sillyangel1945, Reddit:
      The Russian Army orders the Chmobik to fight using only shovels. I present to you the Second World Army.
    • 2023 December 5, @UKikaski, Twitter:
      A ChMobik was tied to a tree by his commander for refusing to enter battle. when he was released, he wrote a letter to high command reporting the incident.

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