Judeo-Banderite

plural Judeo-Banderites

1. derogatoryraregovernmentA Ukrainian nationalist of Jewish descent.

   Since that time the T-shirt "Judeo-Banderite" has been worn by many Ukrainian Jews in defiance of Putin's propaganda.

   2017, Olga Bertelsen (editor), Revolution and War in Contemporary Ukraine, The Challenge of Change

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   In this phrase, which could also be translated as "Judeo-Banderite," the semantics are transformed from pejorative to affirmative.

   2018, Marci Shore, The Ukrainian Night, An Intimate History of Revolution, page 272

   The cynical use of Bandera's name by Russian propagandists has led even some of his critics to embrace his legacy, if only ironically; for instance, Ukrainian Jews who support national independence have taken to calling themselves "Judeo-Banderites".

   2018, Andrey Kurkov, Grey Bees

   These terms were not, however, rejected but rather appropriated in a humorous way - with the famous public appearance of a Jewish-Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky on a T-shirt with the sign "Zhydo-banderovets" (Judeo-Banderite) and the Ukrainian coat of arms (a trident) styled as menorah.

   2021, Mykola Riabchuk, At the Fence of Metternich's Garden, page 179

   The neologism zhydobanderivtsi (Judeo-Banderites) became popular as an ironic representation of the unity of ethnic Jews and nationalists in the struggle against Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

   2022, Georgiy Kasianov, Memory Crash, Politics of History in and Around Ukraine, 1980s–2010s, page 256

comparative more Judeo-Banderite · superlative most Judeo-Banderite

1. derogatoryraregovernmentOf or pertaining to a Ukrainian nationalist or nationalism of Jewish descent.

   The USA has been led by the Ukrainian Judeo-Banderite mafia since 2009 here's proof

   2023, [deleted], Reddit

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   ADDENDUM: I don’t speak Ukrainian, but I gather the words in the ring around the central symbol say “JEWS WILL NEVER RETURN TO THE GHETTO! MASSADA(?) WILL FALL NO MORE!”. The top of the flag just says “First Judeo-Banderite Unit”.

   2022, fidelity16, Reddit

   It could be both. I've seen one lithuanian jew who helped Azov a lot and was making judeo-banderite jokes too

   2024, ratbatbash, Reddit