sovok

Of or relating to the Soviet Union.

Adjective

  1. Of or relating to the Soviet Union.
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Origin

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

Related

sovkovyi sovkovii Homo sovieticus homo sovieticus sovdep sovdepia sovdepiya vatnik portyanka commie tankie

Noun

  1. A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.
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Forms

sovoks sovki