русорез
Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ру́сский (rússkij, “a Russian”) + рез (rez, “cut, one who cuts, killer”).
Attested since 2007 by the nationalist writer Konstantin Krylov referring to people who murder ethnic Russians, as a bogeyman in Russian nationalist discourse. Popularized during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Ukrainian Internet users as an Internet meme against Russian soldiers, in mockery towards pro-invasion supporters.[1]
Noun[edit]
русоре́з • (rusoréz) m inan (genitive русоре́за, nominative plural русоре́зы, genitive plural русоре́зов)
- slaughter, destruction, or killing of ethnic Russians
- one who murders ethnic Russians
Declension[edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | русоре́з rusoréz |
русоре́зы rusorézy |
| genitive | русоре́за rusoréza |
русоре́зов rusorézov |
| dative | русоре́зу rusorézu |
русоре́зам rusorézam |
| accusative | русоре́з rusoréz |
русоре́зы rusorézy |
| instrumental | русоре́зом rusorézom |
русоре́зами rusorézami |
| prepositional | русоре́зе rusoréze |
русоре́зах rusorézax |
Usage notes[edit]
In the original sense, it was also extended to actions considered harmful to ethnic Russians or Russian nationalists, such as "creation of ethnic battalions in the republics", decreasing ethnic Russian majorities by migrants, and a military order leading to the deaths of mobilised soldiers.
Descendants[edit]
- → Ukrainian: русорі́з (rusoríz)
See also[edit]
- русофо́б (rusofób)