sovok

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sovok

/səˈvɒk/ UK
/səˈvɑk/ US
/səˈvoʊk/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun sovoks · sovki

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

adjective

derogatory, not comparable Of or relating to the Soviet Union. For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

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noun person with Soviet mentality

Русский	сово́к sovók, совде́повец sovdépovec, совде́повка sovdépovka

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@misc{sovok_2026,
  title = {sovok},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sovok},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}