Etymology

half-swastika

Today it means: The Z letter used by Russian nationalists, usually to support Vladimir Putin or the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Full definition →

Russian полусвастика
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  1. Russian · calque ofполусвастика
  2. English todayhalf-swastika

Calque of Russian полусвастика (polusvastika).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.