sovok

Meaning

Noun

  • A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality.
  • The Soviet Union, Soviet times, or things associated with the Soviet Union.

Related

Similar words

  • Homo sovieticus, homo sovieticus
  • sovdep, sovdepia/sovdepiya
  • vatnik, portyanka
  • tankie,

Origin

  • From Russian сово́к ("scoop, dustpan"), which starts similarly to сове́т or сове́тский.

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