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го́пник — meaning in English

gopnik

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English meaning

  • chav noun A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
  • hoodlum noun A violent or lawless young troublemaker; a small-time thug.
  • yob noun A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

Senses

го́пник is used for these senses in English:

  • chav (UK, MLE, Ireland, derogatory, offensive ) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
  • gopnik (pejorative) In Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries, a member of a subculture of young people of lower-class low-income backgrounds, mostly millennials, who usually live in the Russian suburbs.
  • hoodlum A rough or violent youth.
  • yob (derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

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