faux cyrillic

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Definition of faux cyrillic in English English dictionary

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

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

Of or pertaining to Faux Cyrillic

Hyphenation

faux Cy·ril·lic

Turkish pronunciation

fôks sırîlîk

Pronunciation

/ˈfôks sərˈələk/ /ˈfɔːks sɜrˈɪlɪk/

Etymology

() From Cyrillic + faux, French for false.