Donbabwe

English

Etymology

Portmanteau of Ukrainian Донецьк (Donecʹk) or Russian Донецк (Doneck) + Zimbabwe, meant to suggest underdevelopment, poverty, and endemic corruption. Alternatively borrowed from either of the two languages and coined there similarly.

Proper noun

Donbabwe

1. (derogatory, humorous, Internet) Donetsk, in particular the mostly unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic.

   Coordinate term: Luganda

2. (derogatory, humorous, Internet) Donbass
   • 2019, Lorella Viola, Andreas Musolff, Migration and Media: Discourses about identities in crisis, →ISBN, Chapter 11, page 285:

     A similar pattern was reserved for Donbass in the abusive name "Donbabwe" which comprises "Donbass" and "Zimbabwe".

Derived terms

• Donbabwean