"Ruzzian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Neologism following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Blend of Russian + Z, using the Russian Z symbol in Russian propaganda to mock the Russian invasion of Ukraine. See Z for more information. Analyzable as Ruzzia + -n. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Russian|Z}} Blend of Russian + Z, {{bor|en|ru|Z}} Russian Z, {{l|ru|Z}} Z, {{suffix|en|Ruzzia|-n}} Ruzzia + -n Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Ruzzian (not comparable)
  1. (slang, derogatory, neologism) Alternative spelling of Russian. Tags: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, neologism, not-comparable, slang Alternative form of: Russian Categories (topical): Russian politics
    Sense id: en-Ruzzian-en-adj-uxkKQRQd Disambiguation of Russian politics: 50 50 Categories (other): English neologisms, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -n Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -n: 49 51

Noun

Forms: Ruzzians [plural]
Etymology: Neologism following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Blend of Russian + Z, using the Russian Z symbol in Russian propaganda to mock the Russian invasion of Ukraine. See Z for more information. Analyzable as Ruzzia + -n. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Russian|Z}} Blend of Russian + Z, {{bor|en|ru|Z}} Russian Z, {{l|ru|Z}} Z, {{suffix|en|Ruzzia|-n}} Ruzzia + -n Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ruzzian (plural Ruzzians)
  1. (derogatory, slang, neologism) Alternative spelling of Russian. Tags: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, neologism, slang Alternative form of: Russian Categories (topical): Russian politics
    Sense id: en-Ruzzian-en-noun-uxkKQRQd Disambiguation of Russian politics: 50 50 Categories (other): English neologisms, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -n Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -n: 49 51

Inflected forms

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