прокладка

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Etymology edit

прокла́д(ывать) (proklád(yvatʹ)) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Senses 5 and 6 refer to the protest flags' similar appearance to a menstrual pad.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [prɐˈkɫatkə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

прокла́дка (prokládkaf inan (genitive прокла́дки, nominative plural прокла́дки, genitive plural прокла́док)

  1. laying, building, construction (of roads, pipes, communications, etc.)
  2. packing, lining, gasket
  3. sanitary napkin (US), sanitary towel (British)
  4. (derogatory) a fraudulent business that steals money from customers
  5. (politics, slang, derogatory, offensive) the white-red-white flag of Belarus, formerly the national flag, used to protest Alexander Lukashenko's government
  6. (politics, slang, derogatory, offensive) the white-blue-white flag used in Russia to protest the 2022 invasion of Ukraine

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