шароварщина

Ukrainian

Etymology

From шарова́ри (šarováry, “shalwars”) +‎ -щина (-ščyna), as such representations often depict male Ukrainians wearing vyshyvankas and shalwars.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɐrɔˈʋarʃt͡ʃenɐ]

Noun

шарова́рщина • (šarovárščyna) f inan (genitive шарова́рщини, uncountable)

1. Ukrainian fakelore, limited and corrupted representations of Ukrainian folklore.
2. Ignorant stereotypes of Ukraine and Ukrainian people, especially in Russian pop culture depictions of Ukraine.

Declension

Declension of шарова́рщина (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	шарова́рщина šarovárščyna
genitive	шарова́рщини šarovárščyny
dative	шарова́рщині šarovárščyni
accusative	шарова́рщину šarovárščynu
instrumental	шарова́рщиною šarovárščynoju
locative	шарова́рщині šarovárščyni
vocative	шарова́рщино šarovárščyno

Descendants

• → English: sharovarshchyna

See also

• разве́систая клю́ква (razvésistaja kljúkva, “cranberries”), клю́ква (kljúkva) (Western stereotypical depictions of Russia)
• байракта́рщина (bajraktárščyna, “Bayraktar-ness”) (excessive use of patriotic memes during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)