колбасная эмиграция

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "sausage emigration".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kɐɫˈbasnəjə ɪmʲɪˈɡrat͡sɨjə]

Noun[edit]

колба́сная эмигра́ция (kolbásnaja emigrácijaf inan (genitive колба́сная эмигра́ции, nominative plural колба́сная эмигра́ции, genitive plural колба́сная эмигра́ций)

  1. (humorous) The emigration of people from ex-USSR countries for purely material reasons, especially in the 1980s and 1990s.

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