russist
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ukrainian раши́ст (rašýst),[1] itself a blend of Ра́ша (Ráša, “Russia”) (derogatory) + фаши́ст (fašýst, “fascist”).
Adjective edit
russist (comparative more russist, superlative most russist)
- (politics, neologism, derogatory) Of or relating to Ruscism (“Russian fascism”).
Noun edit
russist (plural russists)
- (politics, neologism, derogatory) A follower of the ideology of Ruscism (“Russian fascism”).
Translations edit
Russian nationalist
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Snyder, Timothy (2022 April 22) “The War in Ukraine Has Unleashed a New Word”, in The New York Times[1] (in American English), →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 January 2023