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To: yldstrk

“Why “Ruzzian”? Not Russian? What does it mean?”

ETYMOLOGY

Neologism following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Typically Ukrainians, blend the Russian +‎ Z, using the Russian Z SYMBOL to substitute against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Kind of an etymology parody for Russian.


56 posted on 12/13/2023 9:36:38 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

OK, well it seems contrived. But I appreciate you explaining. And no, I don’t approve one iota of the Russian invasion. Or of Joe Burden indicating it was ok to invade.


100 posted on 12/13/2023 6:51:18 PM PST by yldstrk
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

There is no Z in the Cyrillic alphabet. Only Ze last time I looked. There are explanations out there that say that the symbol Z on Russian equipment are actually representing 77, one of them upside down, possibly representing the end of WWII at the time of start of the UKR/RUS conflict.


110 posted on 12/14/2023 5:28:14 AM PST by Gaffer
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