mogilization
A mobilization, ostensibly precipitating mass casualtiesA mobilization, ostensibly precipitating mass casualties; a mobilization to the grave.
US/moʊɡəɫaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism, slang, sometimes, uncountable)A mobilization, ostensibly precipitating mass casualties; a mobilization to the grave.
(derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism, slang, sometimes, specifically, uncountable)The Russian mobilization in 2022.
Origin
Partial calque of Russian могилиза́ция (mogilizácija), originally a blend of моги́ла (mogíPartial calque of Russian могилиза́ция (mogilizácija), originally a blend of моги́ла (mogíla, “grave”) + мобилиза́ция (mobilizácija, “mobilization”), as if from моги́ла (mogíla, “grave”) + -иза́ция (-izácija, “-ization”).
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