Etymology

titushky

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Today it means: Hired thugs used for violence and intimidation against protestors by the Ukrainian government during the Euromaidan revolution; (by extension) pro-government vigilantes attacking picketers, protesters in the ex-USSR Full definition →

Ukrainian тіту́шки pl ← Russian титу́шки pl
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromтиту́шки pl
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromтіту́шки pl
  3. English todaytitushky

Attested in 2014, borrowed from either Ukrainian тіту́шки pl (titúšky), тіту́шка sg (titúška), or Russian титу́шки pl (titúški), титу́шка sg (titúška), from the surname of mixed martial artist Vadym Titushko, Russian Вади́м Титу́шко (Vadím Titúško), Ukrainian Вади́м Тіту́шко (Vadým Titúško).

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