Vatnik (noun) (perjorative)
vat-nik
Steadfast jingoistic followers of propaganda from the Russian government. (used in Russia and other post-Soviet states)
Originally a garment of poor, destitute people who possess nothing else and who are ready to wear it for the rest of their lives. In 2011, the word was used in a political magazine, and has now been recorded for a new usage.
Example sentences
“They’re nothing but Vatniks! They think they are edgy, but really they are just propaganda puppets.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
