sovok
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Russian сово́к (sovók, “scoop, dustpan”), which starts similarly to сове́т (sovét, “Soviet”) or сове́тский (sovétskij, “Soviet”, adjective).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈvɒk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈvɑk/, /səˈvoʊk/
Noun
sovok (plural sovoks or sovki)
- (derogatory) A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a Homo Sovieticus
Translations
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.
See also
- Homo sovieticus, homo sovieticus (a person supporting Soviet values)
- sovdep, sovdepia, sovdepiya (Soviet Union, things associated with the Soviet Union)
- vatnik, portyanka
- commie
- tankie
Related terms
- sovkovyi, sovkovii (adjective)
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