гопник

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Russian

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Гопники.

Etymology

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го́пать (gópatʹ) +‎ -ник (-nik) or гоп (gop) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Folk etymology connects the term to the acronym for Городско́е о́бщество призо́ра (Gorodskóje óbščestvo prizóra), the name of a former Saint Petersburg orphanage and workhouse for street children.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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го́пник (gópnikm anim (genitive го́пника, nominative plural го́пники, genitive plural го́пников, feminine го́пница, relational adjective го́пнический)

  1. gopnik (a member of the Russian urban criminal subculture; a young hoodlum; a member of a street gang)
  2. a young bully; a rowdy youth; a young tough
  3. an aggressive, poorly educated and ill-mannered person, even if not so young; a redneck

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