zelyonka
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Navalny_zelenka.jpg/250px-Navalny_zelenka.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Russian зелёнка (zeljónka, “zelyonka”).
Noun
[edit]zelyonka (uncountable)
- Brilliant green, especially when thrown on the body of a victim in Russian politically-motivated attacks.
- 2017 May 10, Oleg Kashin, “Russian Terrorism Now Comes in Green!”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Technically, it’s known as a triarylmethane dye. In drugstores, it’s sold under the name Brilliant Green. But generations of Soviet citizens knew it as “zelyonka” (the green). […] After an application of zelyonka, a wound dries and forms a scab within a few hours.