English
kompromat
Kompromat comes from Russian компрома́т.
- Russianmodernкомпрома́тkompromát
- Englishearliest quotation 2020kompromat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Russianmodernкомпрома́тkompromát
- Englishearliest quotation 2020kompromat
Earliest quotation: 2020, Cory Doctorow, Big Car says Right to Repair will MURDER YOU: “If your car has a bunch of data that's…”
Every English word from Russian компрома́т
Today it means
noun Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian компрома́т / kompromat