English Explanatory Dictionary

sovok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Soviet Union.

Pronunciation

/səˈvɒk/ /səˈvɑk/ /səˈvoʊk/

Word forms

sovok sovoks sovki

Etymology

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

Related words

sovkovyi sovkovii Homo sovieticus sovdep sovdepia sovdepiya vatnik portyanka commie tankie
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