шароварщина
Ukrainian
Etymology
From шарова́ри (šarováry, “shalwars”) + -щина (-ščyna), as such representations often depict male Ukrainians wearing vyshyvankas and shalwars.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɐrɔˈʋarʃt͡ʃenɐ]
Noun
шарова́рщина • (šarovárščyna) f inan (genitive шарова́рщини, uncountable)
- Ukrainian fakelore, limited and corrupted representations of Ukrainian folklore.
- Ignorant stereotypes of Ukraine and Ukrainian people, especially in Russian pop culture depictions of Ukraine.
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | шарова́рщина šarovárščyna |
| genitive | шарова́рщини šarovárščyny |
| dative | шарова́рщині šarovárščyni |
| accusative | шарова́рщину šarovárščynu |
| instrumental | шарова́рщиною šarovárščynoju |
| locative | шарова́рщині šarovárščyni |
| vocative | шарова́рщино šarovárščyno |
Synonyms
- шарова́рництво (šarovárnyctvo)
Descendants
- → English: sharovarshchyna
See also
- разве́систая клю́ква (razvésistaja kljúkva, “cranberries”), клю́ква (kljúkva) (Western stereotypical depictions of Russia)
- байракта́рщина (bajraktárščyna, “Bayraktar-ness”) (excessive use of patriotic memes during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)