sovok

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səˈvɒk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /səˈvɑk/, /səˈvoʊk/

Noun

sovok (plural sovoks or sovki)

1. (derogatory) A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

Translations

person with Soviet mentality

Estonian: sovett, tibla (et) Finnish: neukku (fi), neukkulainen (fi) Russian: сово́к (ru) m (sovók) (male or female), совде́повец (ru) m (sovdépovec), совде́повка f (sovdépovka) Ukrainian: сово́к m (sovók)

Adjective

sovok (not comparable)

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

Usage notes

• The term is not fully naturalized in English, and often appears in italics or quotation marks.

Related terms

• sovkovyi, sovkovii (adjective)

See also

• Homo sovieticus, homo sovieticus (a person supporting Soviet values)
• sovdep, sovdepia, sovdepiya (Soviet Union, things associated with the Soviet Union)
• vatnik, portyanka
• commie
• tankie

Anagrams

• Kosov@, vooks