майдаун
Russian
Etymology
From Евромайда́н (Jevromajdán, “the Euromaidan protests of 2014”) and Даун (Daun) ("a person with Down's syndrome, retard, stupid").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɐjˈdaʊn]
Proper noun
майда́ун • (majdáun) m inan (genitive майда́уна)
- (Ukraine, slang, offensive) a supporter of the Euromaidan protests and the Ukrainian government.
Usage notes
Mostly used by pro-Russian nationalists, who depict the Maidan protesters as foreign-driven, ultranationalist radicals.
Declension
See also
- майданутый (majdanutyj, “a supporter of the Euromaidan protests”)
- Даунба́сс (Daunbáss, “the Donbass pro-Russia separatists of eastern Ukraine”)
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