Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mobik

/moʊbɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-bik
IPA: /moʊbɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Russian conscript during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially a young man with little to no fighting experience.

Derogatory; Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

""The video was posted on and being reposted by pro-Wagner channels, which matches Prigozhin's 'Fire Shojgu' narrative...Also some Wagner patches are visible on it. Nearly all 'poor mobiks' (mobilized men) on the video wear balaclavas," Krutov wrote."
"The Defense Ministry has pumped out a stream of videos showing happy "mobiks," as the recruits are known in Russian slang, learning to shoot, attack tanks, tie a tourniquet, plant a land mine and other military tasks."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мо́бик (móbik), from моб(илизо́ванный) (mob(ilizóvannyj), “mobilized”) + -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /moʊbɪk/
British English: /məʊbɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mobiks (plural) mobiki (plural) mobnik (alternative, nonstandard)

Derived Forms

chmobik

Frequently Paired Words

mogilization

Rhymes With

homophobic xenophobic phobic

Questions

How do you pronounce mobik?: The recorded pronunciation is /moʊbɪk/.
What does mobik mean?: A Russian conscript during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially a young man with little to no fighting experience.
Where does mobik come from?: Borrowed from Russian мо́бик (móbik), from моб(илизо́ванный) (mob(ilizóvannyj), “mobilized”) + -ик (-ik, diminutive suffix).

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