faux Cyrillic
English
Etymology
From faux + Cyrillic.
Proper noun
faux Cyrillic
- Usage of Cyrillic letters in place of visually 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 a piece of faux Cyrillic found in Frank Zappa's song 'I don't wanna get drafted'.
Adjective
faux Cyrillic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to faux Cyrillic.
See also
- heavy metal umlaut