Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
An anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian John Smith, John Q. Public or Joe Q. Public.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of John Doe (an unknown person or body), giving a Russian flavour to fiction set in Russia, by using a Russian name in place of the English term.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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Synonyms: John Doe
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Russian Ива́н Ива́нович (Iván Ivánovič, literally “John Johnson”).
