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Ukraine — Phrase #9

🎭#9 Cultural Special

Русня (Rusnya)

rusˈnʲɑ
Literal: Russians (derogatory collective)
Feels like: A wartime-era derogatory term for Russians/Russian forces that emerged prominently since 2022. Intensely political and charged with wartime emotion. Not traditional profanity but currently one of the most emotionally loaded words in Ukrainian
CurrentAdult/Political⚠️⚠️⚠️ Severe (political)
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