sovok

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UK/səˈvɒk/US/səˈvɑk/US/səˈvoʊk/

noun

A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.”

OriginRussian сово́к →
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Meanings

nounsovok (plural sovoks or sovki)

plural sovoks · plural sovki

  1. derogatoryA person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

adjectivesovok (not comparable)
  1. derogatorynot comparableOf or relating to the Soviet Union.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:sovok.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
vatnik

Origin

  1. Russianсово́к“scoop, dustpan”
  2. Englishsovok

Unadapted borrowing from Russian сово́к (sovók, “scoop, dustpan”), which starts similarly to сове́т (sovét, “Soviet”) or сове́тский (sovétskij, “Soviet”, adjective).

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Translations

Estonian sovett, tibla
  • sovettperson with Soviet mentality
  • tiblaperson with Soviet mentality
Finnish neukku, neukkulainen
  • neukkuperson with Soviet mentality
  • neukkulainenperson with Soviet mentality
Polish homo sovieticus
  • homo sovieticusperson with Soviet mentality
Russian сово́к, совде́повец
  • сово́к (sovók)person with Soviet mentality
  • совде́повец (sovdépovec)person with Soviet mentality
  • совде́повка (sovdépovka)person with Soviet mentality
Ukrainian сово́к
  • сово́к (sovók)person with Soviet mentality
Cite this entry
APA

sovok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sovok

MLA

“sovok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sovok. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sovok,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sovok.

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