kompromat

Etymology
Borrowed from, short for. KGB slang from the Stalin era.

Noun

 * 1) Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt.
 * Many observers have commented that, with so many Russian newspapers and TV channels now controlled by oligarchs or powerful organisations, kompromat is now a regular feature in the supposedly independent press.
 * Many observers have commented that, with so many Russian newspapers and TV channels now controlled by oligarchs or powerful organisations, kompromat is now a regular feature in the supposedly independent press.

Translations

 * Belarusian: кампрама́т
 * Bulgarian: компрома́т
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 黑材料, 黑料
 * Dutch: kompromat
 * Finnish: kompromaatti, vahingoittava materiaali
 * French:
 * German: Kompromat, kompromittierendes Material
 * Hungarian: kompromittáló anyag
 * Korean: 콤프로마트
 * Polish:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: kompromat
 * Ukrainian:

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * , blackmail material, dirt

Etymology
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Etymology
From, cognate with 🇨🇬. Used at least since 1999.

Noun

 * , compromising material