mobik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Russian conscript during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially a young man with little to no fighting experience.

Pronunciation

/məʊbɪk/ /moʊbɪk/

Word forms

mobik mobiks mobiki mobnik

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мо́бик (móbik), from моб(илизо́ванный) (mob(ilizóvannyj), “mobilized”) + -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix).

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