English Explanatory Dictionary

gopnik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries, a member of a subculture of young people of lower-class low-income backgrounds, mostly millennials, who usually live in the Russian suburbs.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡoʊpnɪk/

Word forms

gopnik gopniks gopniki gopota gopari

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian го́пник (gópnik).

Synonyms

gop gopota gopar chav thug zef hoodlum bogan Ah Beng
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