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"human-sciences",
"literature",
"media",
"publishing",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English euphemisms",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 43",
"text": "These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College, volume 91, number 361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, page 393",
"text": "The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution, The Center for International Security and Cooperation",
"text": "The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A soldier lacking identification as to create uncertainty around their allegiance (most notably seen with affiliation to the Russian Federation following associated campaigns 2014 in Ukraine)."
],
"links": [
[
"Russian Federation",
"Russian Federation"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(euphemistic, usually in the plural) A soldier lacking identification as to create uncertainty around their allegiance (most notably seen with affiliation to the Russian Federation following associated campaigns 2014 in Ukraine)."
],
"tags": [
"euphemistic",
"plural-normally"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌlɪtəl ˈɡɹin ˌmæn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˌlɪ.ɾɫ̩ ˈɡɹɪ̃i̯m ˌmɛ̃ə̯n̆]",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌlɪtəl ˈɡɹin ˌman/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˌlɪ.t͡ʔɫ̩ ˈɡɹɪ̃i̯m ˌmãn̆]",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˌlɪ.ʔo-]",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌlɘtɘl ˈɡɹin ˌmɛn/",
"tags": [
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˌlɘ.ɾɯ ˈɡɹɘ̯ĩm ˌmɛ̞̃n̆]",
"tags": [
"New-Zealand"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "extraterrestrial",
"word": "extraterrestrial"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kanačʿ marduk",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"word": "կանաչ մարդուկ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"word": "小綠人"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiǎolǜrén",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"word": "小绿人"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "små grønne mænd"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"word": "pieni vihreä mies"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "petit homme vert"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kleines grünes Männchen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "grünes Männchen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "prásino anthropáki",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πράσινο ανθρωπάκι"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zielony ludzik"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ufoludek"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "omuleț verde"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zeljónyj čelovéček",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural",
"usually"
],
"word": "зелёный челове́чек"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mali zeleni"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hombrecillo verde"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "små gröna män"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zelényj čolovíčok",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зеле́ний чолові́чок"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zeléna ljudýnka",
"sense": "humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зеле́на люди́нка"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "soldier lacking identification — see also soldier lacking identification",
"word": "小綠人"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiǎolǜrén",
"sense": "soldier lacking identification — see also soldier lacking identification",
"word": "小绿人"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soldier lacking identification — see also soldier lacking identification",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "grünes Männchen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "soldier lacking identification — see also soldier lacking identification",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zielony ludzik"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zeljónyj čelovéček",
"sense": "soldier lacking identification — see also soldier lacking identification",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зелёный челове́чек"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zelényj čolovíčok",
"sense": "soldier lacking identification — see also soldier lacking identification",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зеле́ний чолові́чок"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Little green men",
"Perevalne"
],
"word": "little green man"
}
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