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Etymology

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From крича́ть (kričátʹ) +‎ -ун (-un).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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крику́н (krikúnm anim (genitive крикуна́, nominative plural крикуны́, genitive plural крикуно́в, feminine крику́нья or крику́шка or крику́ха)

  1. (colloquial) bawler; shouter; screamer, crier (someone who shouts or likes to shout, screams, yells or cries)
  2. loudmouth; clamo(u)rer; squaller (one who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner, someone who makes noise)
  3. (derogatory, politics) propagandist; someone spreading negative and sometimes false information

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