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sovok

UK/səˈvɒk/US/səˈvɑk/

sovok noun: a person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.

Noun

sovok (plural sovoks or sovki)

  1. (derogatory) A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.
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Adjective

sovok (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory) Of or relating to the Soviet Union.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

Forms of sovok

pluralsovoks
pluralsovki

Origin of sovok

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

Questions about sovok

What does sovok mean?
Sovok means a person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.
What part of speech is sovok?
Sovok can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce sovok?
Sovok is pronounced /səˈvɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of sovok?
The plural of sovok is sovoks.

Words near sovok in the dictionary

  1. sovki
  2. sovnarkhoz
  3. sovnarkhozes
  4. sovnarkhozy
  5. Sovnarkom
  6. sovok
  7. sovoks
  8. Sovprene
  9. sovran
  10. sovranly
  11. sovrans

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