Meaning

4 senses

  1. A Russian style of quilted jacket.

    ва́тникvátnik

  2. (derogatory)An unintelligent Russian patriot.

    Watnik

    ва́тникvátnik, ва́тницаvátnica, ва́таváta

    ва́тникvátnyk, ва́тницяvátnycja, ва́таváta

  3. (Internet, broadly, derogatory, neologism)A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022; a Putinist.

  4. (Internet, broadly, derogatory, neologism)A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Vatnik denotes a dedicated jingoistic follower of propaganda from the Russian government.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory):
Русский
By meaning 2
a Russian style of quilted jacket:
unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory):
Deutsch
unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory):

Origin

Borrowed from Russian ва́тник (vátnik, literally “quilted jacket”). The sense of "unintell

Borrowed from Russian ва́тник (vátnik, literally “quilted jacket”). The sense of "unintelligent Russian patriot" was derived from the jackets worn by Soviet citizens and an online cartoon about a sentient jacket known by the same name.

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Forms

plural: vatniks / vatniki

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
vastnessvatvaultve
vatnik — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto