товарищ майор

Russian

Etymology

Possibly from this Soviet anecdote.

Perhaps also influenced by English Big Brother.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɐˈvarʲɪɕː mɐˈjɵr]

Phrase

това́рищ майо́р • (továrišč majór)

1. (ironic, often collective, humorous, Internet slang) security agency agents who are allegedly spying on the population of their respective country

Usage notes

Usually refers to either FSB or KGB (and its predecessors). Less commonly used for security agencies of other countries.