@Klaus said in Germany: "Thou shalt not say 'Z'":
@Renauda said in Germany: "Thou shalt not say 'Z'":
@Axtremus said in Germany: "Thou shalt not say 'Z'":
What “Z” symbol are they talking about?
It’s short for the Russian word Засранец (Zasranyets). Look it up.
Not quite.
The "Z" has been used as a pro-war symbol to represent support for the invasion despite the ambiguity of its meaning.[16][17]
On Instagram, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) posted on 3 March that the "Z" symbol is an abbreviation of the phrase "for victory" (Russian: за победу, romanized: za pobedu), while the "V" symbol stands for "Our strength is in truth" (Russian: сила в правде, romanized: sila v pravde) and "The task will be completed" (Russian: задача будет выполнена, romanized: zadacha budet vypolnena).[18][19][20] The MoD later suggested alternative meanings for "Z", including "For peace" (Russian: за мир, romanized: za mir), "For truth" (Russian: за правду, romanized: za pravdu), and the letter Z inside the English words demilitarization and denazification, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted to be the purpose of the invasion.[21][22]
Another interpretation for "Z" is the Russian word for west (Russian: запад, romanized: zapad), to designate the Western Military District or west-bound infantry, or more generally to underline the Kremlin's imperial ambitions, with the "V" symbol similarly standing for the word for east (Russian: восток, romanized: vostok).[23][24][25] This term was used in the joint 2021 Zapad exercise [ru; uk; pl] between Belarus and Russia before the invasion.[citation needed]
Thank you for the exegesis however you didn’t look up how zasranyets translates into English. I’m sticking to Z = Засранец or its plural, Засранцы. I doubt that there’s a Ukrainian out there who would not agree with my take on this subject.
Look it up.
Or
Ask your wife, if I recall correctly she’s Russian.
