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sovok

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sovok (plural sovoks or sovki)

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

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Adjective

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sovok (not comparable)

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

Usage notes

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

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

See also

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Anagrams

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