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Etymology

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Per Vasmer, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *obьlъ.

The politics sense derives from a 2022 court case in which an anti-war activist was acquitted of discrediting the Army by claiming that her words нет в***е (net v***je) meant нет во́бле (net vóble, no to vobla), and not нет войне́ (net vojné, no to war).

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Noun

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во́бла (vóblaf anim (genitive во́блы, nominative plural во́блы, genitive plural вобл)

  1. vobla, Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) an ugly and skinny woman
  3. (politics, Internet slang, euphemistic) war, special military operation

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Per Vasmer, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *obьlъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈwɔbɫɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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во́бла (vóblaf inan (genitive во́бли, nominative plural во́бли, genitive plural вобл)

  1. vobla, Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus)

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