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Donbabwe
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English
Etymology
Portmanteau of en Donetsk/en Donbass + en Zimbabwe, meant to suggest underdevelopment, poverty, and endemic corruption. Alternatively borrowed directly from either en ru Донба́бве or en uk Донба́бве.
Proper noun
en derogatory humorous internet Donetsk, in particular the Donetsk People's Republic, a largely unrecognized region of Russia and formerly a separatist state on the territory of Ukrainian Donetsk Oblast.
en Luganda Ukraine
en derogatory humorous internet Donbass
en Migration and Media: Discourses about identities in crisis Lorella Viola; Andreas Musolff 2019 Chapter 11 285 9789027262707 A similar pattern was reserved for Donbass in the abusive name "Donbabwe" which comprises "Donbass" and "Zimbabwe".
Coordinate terms
en Luganda
Derived terms
en Donbabwean
en blends
en Derogatory names for places Nationalism Ukraine