vatnik

Etymology
Borrowed from. 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.

Noun

 * 1) A Russian style of quilted jacket.
 * 2)  An unintelligent Russian patriot.
 * 3)  A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; a Putinist.
 * 4)  A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
 * 1)  A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; a Putinist.
 * 2)  A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
 * 1)  A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; a Putinist.
 * 2)  A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
 * 1)  A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; a Putinist.
 * 2)  A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
 * 1)  A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
 * 1)  A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.

Usage notes

 * For sense 3, "vatnik" is also applied to anyone who is not from Russia or an ethnic Russian if they are a supporter of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Translations

 * Estonian: vatnik
 * French:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Latvian: vatenis, vatnieks
 * Polish: watnik
 * Russian:


 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: ва́тнік, ва́тніца
 * Crimean Tatar: vatnik
 * Estonian: vatnik
 * Finnish: vatnikki
 * French:
 * Georgian: ვატნიკი
 * German: Watnik
 * Hungarian: vatnik, vatnyik
 * Kazakh: мақтабас
 * Latvian: vatņiks
 * Lithuanian: vatnikas
 * Polish: watnik
 * Russian:, ,
 * Swedish: vatnik
 * Ukrainian:, ва́тниця,
 * Uzbek: vatnik

Etymology
From.

Sense 2 originates from an Internet meme from 2011, spread mainly in Russia and Ukraine, but also in other post-Soviet countries.

Etymology
From

Noun

 * 1)  (jacket)

Noun

 * 1)   (Putinist)

Noun

 * 1)  a  (Putinist)