Vatnik

Quick meaning: Vatnik is a noun meaning A Russian style of quilted jacket.

Meaning

A Russian style of quilted jacket.

More Meanings

1. (derogatory) An unintelligent Russian patriot.
2. (derogatory, Internet slang, neologism, by extension) A soldier in the Russian armed forces involved in the invasion of Ukraine.
3. (derogatory, Internet slang, neologism, by extension) A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022; a Putinist.

Example Sentences

A vatnik basically refers to a Russian who is not too bright and who loves him some Putin.

To mock the audience and depict the Russian man as a vatnik [uneducated hurray patriot] or a gopnik [in English: chav] seems totally inappropriate to me.

At first, vatniks were pro-Russian citizens, in the view of some, Sovietized lumpenproletariat, who supported the separation of Crimea and close ties with [Russia].

Two models each for men and women are featured at prices ranging from 100 to 140 rubles, more than the cost of a 'vatnik.' (The ruble is nominally valued at four to $1.)

Word Forms

• vatniks
• vatniki
• vatnyk

Synonyms for vatnik

Depending on context, synonyms include sovok, portyanka, Ivan, orc.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vatnyk, kazabaika, kosovorotka, shapka, jacket, tolstovka.

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