gopnik

English

stereotypical Russian or Eastern European gopnik's looks and squats

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian го́пник (gópnik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʊpnɪk/
• Hyphenation: gop‧nik

Noun

gopnik (plural gopniks or gopniki or gopota or gopari)

1. (derogatory) In Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries, a member of a subculture of young people of lower-class low-income backgrounds, mostly millennials, who usually live in the Russian suburbs.

   Coordinate term: gopnitsa

Synonyms

• gop, gopota, gopar
• chav, thug, zef, hoodlum, bogan

Translations

(pejorative) a member of a subculture in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and in other former Soviet republics

• Armenian: գոպնիկ (gopnik)
• Belarusian: го́пнік m (hópnik), го́пніца f (hópnica)
• Georgian: გოფნიკი (gopniḳi)
• Russian: го́пник (ru) m (gópnik), го́пница (ru) f (gópnica)
• Swedish: gopnik c, Adidasriddare c
• Ukrainian: го́пник m (hópnyk), го́пниця f (hópnycja)

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