либераст

Russian

Etymology

Blend of либера́л (liberál, “liberal”) +‎ педера́ст (pederást, pedɛrást, “pederast”). Used when expressing aversion to neoliberalism and/or homosexuality.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪbʲɪˈrast]

Noun

либера́ст • (liberást) m anim (genitive либера́ста, nominative plural либера́сты, genitive plural либера́стов, feminine либера́стка)

1. (slang, derogatory) libtard, liberal

Usage notes

The term is often used by political bloggers and other politically active citizens in Russia and other post-Soviet countries with strong anti-western sentiment as a pejorative against supporters of western liberal democracy, free-market capitalism and social liberalism. It is a contraction of the word "liberal" and "pederast" as in Russia pederasty is synonymously associated with homosexuality, the rights of people practicing which are usually defended by groups supporting the aforementioned political principles.

Declension

Declension of либера́ст (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	либера́ст liberást	либера́сты liberásty
genitive	либера́ста liberásta	либера́стов liberástov
dative	либера́сту liberástu	либера́стам liberástam
accusative	либера́ста liberásta	либера́стов liberástov
instrumental	либера́стом liberástom	либера́стами liberástami
prepositional	либера́сте liberáste	либера́стах liberástax

Related terms

• либера́сти́я (liberástíja)
• толера́ст (tolerást), used when expressing aversion to tolerant people.

See also

• демшиза́ (demšizá)