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Meaning of faux Cyrillic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually similar (though not necessarily phonetically similar) Roman letters in languages which use the Roman alphabet, to create a more 'Russian' feel for a text.

Examples

“The line 'IБ ТНIБ ТЯIP ЯEДГГУ ИEСEББДЯУ?' (for 'Is this trip really necessary') is a piece of faux Cyrillic found in Frank Zappa's song 'I don't wanna get drafted'.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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