Russian

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Etymology

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Blend of чмо (čmo, scoundrel) +‎ мо́бик (móbik, poorly-trained Russian conscript soldier), as if an abbreviation of части́чно мобилизо́ванный (častíčno mobilizóvannyj, partially-mobilized). In reference to the 2022 Russian mobilization being referred to euphemistically in Russian media as a части́чный мобилиза́ция (častíčnyj mobilizácija, partial mobilization).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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чмо́бик (čmóbikm anim (genitive чмо́бика, nominative plural чмо́бики, genitive plural чмо́биков)

  1. (informal, neologism, derogatory) Synonym of мо́бик (móbik)

Declension

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See also

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