Meaning of Judeo-Banderite | Babel Free

Definitions

A Ukrainian nationalist of Jewish descent.

derogatory, rare

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Examples

“Since that time the T-shirt "Judeo-Banderite" has been worn by many Ukrainian Jews in defiance of Putin's propaganda.”

“In this phrase, which could also be translated as "Judeo-Banderite," the semantics are transformed from pejorative to affirmative.”

“These terms were not, however, rejected but rather appropriated in a humorous way - with the famous public appearance of a Jewish-Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky on a T-shirt with the sign "Zhydo-banderovets" (Judeo-Banderite) and the Ukrainian coat of arms (a trident) styled as menorah.”

“The neologism zhydobanderivtsi (Judeo-Banderites) became popular as an ironic representation of the unity of ethnic Jews and nationalists in the struggle against Russia's aggression in Ukraine.”

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