English Explanatory Dictionary

kompromat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian компрома́т (kompromát), short for компромети́рующий материа́л (komprometírujuščij materiál, “compromising material”). KGB slang from the Stalin era.

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