sovok

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English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Russian сово́к (sovók, scoop, dustpan), which starts similarly to сове́т (sovét, Soviet) or сове́тский (sovétskij, Soviet, adjective).

Pronunciation

Noun

sovok (plural sovoks or sovki)

  1. (derogatory) A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.

Translations

Adjective

sovok (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory) Of or relating to the Soviet Union.

Usage notes

  • The term is not fully naturalized in English, and often appears in italics or quotation marks.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

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