Etymology

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Today it means: The controversial practice of forced conscription of draft-age men in public in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukraine war. Full definition →

Ukrainian бусифіка́ція
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  1. Ukrainian · calque ofбусифіка́ція
  2. English todaybusification

Calque of Ukrainian бусифіка́ція (busyfikácija). Can be analysed as bus + -ification, referring to the use of buses to force draft-age men in Ukraine to fight against the Russian invasion.

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