vatnik

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Borrowed from Russian ва́тник (vátnik, literally “quilted jacket”). The sense of "unintelligent Russian patriot" was derived from the jackets worn by Soviet citizens and an online cartoon about a sentient jacket known by the same name. The term was popularized in Russia in 2011 and re-popularized at large in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine to refer to supporters of the invasion, especially online users, even if they are not from Russia. Reflecting usage in Ukrainian and Russian, the term was later extended to refer to Russian soldiers who were involved in war against Ukraine.

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese: 棉襖 /棉袄 (mián'ǎo) — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• Estonian: vatnik — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• French: vatnik — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• Hungarian: vattakabát — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• Hungarian: pufajka — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• Latvian: vatenis — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• Latvian: vatnieks — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• Polish: watnik — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• Russian: ва́тник (vátnik) — a Russian style of quilted jacket
• Armenian: վատնիկ (vatnik) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Belarusian: ва́тнік (vátnik) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Belarusian: ва́тніца (vátnica) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Chinese: 棉襖 /棉袄 (mián'ǎo) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Chinese: 黃俄 /黄俄 (Huáng'é) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Crimean Tatar: vatnik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Estonian: vatnik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Finnish: vatnikki — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• French: vatnik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Georgian: ვატნიკი (vaṭniḳi) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• German: Watnik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Hungarian: vatnik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Hungarian: vatnyik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Kazakh: мақтабас (maqtabas) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Latvian: vatņiks — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Lithuanian: vatnikas — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Polish: watnik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Russian: ва́тник (vátnik) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Russian: ва́тница (vátnica) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Russian: ва́та (váta) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Swedish: vatnik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Ukrainian: ва́тник (vátnyk) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Ukrainian: ва́тниця (vátnycja) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Ukrainian: ва́та (váta) — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)
• Uzbek: vatnik — unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)