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vatnik
/ˈvætnɪk/
noun 4
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3ADJ.
dedicated
VATNIK + NOUN
refers
ADV.
basically, originally
Definitions
noun
1
A Russian style of quilted jacket.
Two models each for men and women are featured at prices ranging from 100 to 140 rubles, more than the cost of a 'vatnik.' (The ruble is nominally valued at four to $1.)
2
An unintelligent Russian patriot.
Vatnik, originally a name of a warm cotton-padded Russian jacket that is still used sometimes in rural areas, has a broad meaning of all people with imperial Russian ideology.
A vatnik basically refers to a Russian who is not too bright and who loves him some Putin.
3
A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022; a Putinist.
4
A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
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Two models each for men and women are featured at prices ranging from 100 to 140 rubles, more than the cost of a 'vatnik.' (The ruble is nominally valued at four to $1.)
Wiktionary02
Vatnik, originally a name of a warm cotton-padded Russian jacket that is still used sometimes in rural areas, has a broad meaning of all people with imperial Russian ideology.
Wiktionary03
A vatnik basically refers to a Russian who is not too bright and who loves him some Putin.
Wiktionary04
Vatnik denotes a dedicated jingoistic follower of propaganda from the Russian government.
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