Donbabwe
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Portmanteau of Ukrainian Донецьк (Donecʹk) or Russian Донецк (Doneck) + Zimbabwe, meant to suggest underdevelopment, poverty, and endemic corruption. Alternatively borrowed directly from either Russian Донба́бве (Donbábve) or Ukrainian Донба́бве (Donbábve).
Proper noun
[edit]Donbabwe
- (derogatory, humorous, Internet) Donetsk, in particular the mostly unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic.
- Coordinate term: Luganda
- (derogatory, humorous, Internet) Donbass
- 2019, Lorella Viola, Andreas Musolff, Migration and Media: Discourses about identities in crisis, →ISBN, Chapter 11, page 285:
- A similar pattern was reserved for Donbass in the abusive name "Donbabwe" which comprises "Donbass" and "Zimbabwe".
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