gopnik

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stereotypical Russian or Eastern European gopnik's looks and squats

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian го́пник (gópnik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoʊpnɪk/
  • Hyphenation: gop‧nik

Noun

gopnik (plural gopniks or gopniki or gopota or gopari)

  1. (derogatory) In Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries, a member of a subculture of young people of lower-class low-income backgrounds, mostly millennials, who usually live in the Russian suburbs.
    Coordinate term: gopnitsa

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