Donbabwe

English

Etymology

Portmanteau of Ukrainian Донецьк (Donecʹk) or Russian Донецк (Doneck) + Zimbabwe. Alternatively borrowed from either of the two languages and coined there similarly.

Proper noun

Donbabwe

  1. (derogatory, Internet) Donetsk, in particular the unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic.
    Coordinate term: Luganda
  2. (derogatory, Internet) Donbass
    • 2019, Lorella Viola, Andreas Musolff, Migration and Media: Discourses about identities in crisis, →ISBN, Chapter 11, page 285:
      A similar pattern was reserved for Donbass in the abusive name "Donbabwe" which comprises "Donbass" and "Zimbabwe".

Derived terms

  • Donbabwean
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