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ватник

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Etymology

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From ва́та (váta, cotton wool) +‎ -ник (-nik).

For sense 2, from the clothing worn by Soviet citizens, and an online satirical cartoon by the cartoonist Anton Chadsky about a sentient jacket simply known as "ва́тник". The term was popularised by netizens in VKontakte and LIVEJOURNAL, and the Russian opposition in general.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvatʲnʲɪk]
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Noun

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ватник (1)

ва́тник (vátnikm inan or m anim (genitive ва́тника, nominative plural ва́тники, genitive plural ва́тников, feminine ва́тница, diminutive ва́тничек)

  1. (inanimate) quilted jacket, vatnik
    Synonyms: фуфа́йка (fufájka), телогре́йка (telogréjka)
  2. (animate, derogatory, neologism) vatnik, sovok, a zealous Russian jingoist
    Synonyms: сово́к (sovók), портя́нка (portjánka)
    1. (animate, derogatory, neologism, specifically) a supporter of Vladimir Putin or the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
      Synonyms: путини́ст (putiníst), зе́тник (zétnik)
    2. (derogatory, neologism, Ukraine, by extension) a soldier taking part in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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See also

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  • зе́тник (zétnik, a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine), зэ́тник (zɛ́tnik)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Russian ва́тник (vátnik). By analysis, ва́та (váta) +‎ -ник (-nyk).

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Noun

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ва́тник (vátnykm inan (genitive ва́тника, nominative plural ва́тники, genitive plural ва́тників)

  1. vatnik (jacket)
  2. (derogatory, neologism) vatnik (Russian jingoist)
    • 2023 September 14, “Посібник для українського “ватника”: чутки, саботаж, «орієнтація» дітей… [Guide to being a Ukrainian "vatnik": misinformation, sabotage, "indoctrination" of children...]”, in UkrInform[1]:
  3. (derogatory, neologism, by extension) a Russian soldier who takes part in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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