English

Noun

sovok ‎(plural sovoks or sovki)

1. (pejorative) A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or the one who has Soviet mentality.
2. (pejorative) The Soviet Union, Soviet times, or things associated with the Soviet Union.

Translations

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• sovkovyi, sovkovii (adj)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:sovok.