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faux Cyrillic

faux Cyrillic noun: the usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.

Noun

faux Cyrillic

  1. The usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.
    • The line 'IБ ТНIБ ТЯIP ЯEДГГУ ИEСEББДЯУ?' (for 'Is this trip really necessary') is a piece of faux Cyrillic found in Frank Zappa's song 'I don't wanna get drafted'.
    Synonyms:
    pseudo-Russian, fake Cyrillic

Adjective

faux Cyrillic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to faux Cyrillic.

Synonyms of faux Cyrillic

Origin of faux Cyrillic

From faux + Cyrillic.

Questions about faux Cyrillic

What does faux Cyrillic mean?
Faux Cyrillic means the usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.
What part of speech is faux Cyrillic?
Faux Cyrillic can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near faux Cyrillic in the dictionary

  1. fauvists
  2. faux
  3. faux ami
  4. faux amis
  5. faux bois
  6. faux Cyrillic
  7. faux frais
  8. faux gras
  9. Faux News
  10. faux pas
  11. faux queen

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