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mobik

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /məʊbɪk/
  • US: /moʊbɪk/
  • rhymes with -əʊbɪk

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noun

Meaning 1

A Russian conscript during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially a young man with little to no fighting experience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism, sometimes

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мо́бик (móbik), from моб(илизо́ванный) (mob(ilizóvannyj), “mobilized”) + -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix).