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If "Stalin" means "man of steel", what does "Putin" mean ? nt (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Apr 2022 OP
Man of putty. Sneederbunk Apr 2022 #1
Man of poo. Ocelot II Apr 2022 #2
Stinky Man cayugafalls Apr 2022 #3
Putz of Poop. nt dflprincess Apr 2022 #4
Man of shit. onecaliberal Apr 2022 #5
Should've pulled out NotTodayPutin Apr 2022 #6
Man of path, way, route, road, pathway, track, ... Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2022 #7
Wet blanket. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2022 #8
Sorry, my mind gets curious and then I have to share... . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2022 #9
Myself, I write it putZin Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2022 #10
Man of the road struggle4progress Apr 2022 #13
Maybe 'Putin' means....Putrescence? solara Apr 2022 #11
OOoo OOoo I know: p.o.s. - or ahole, something along those lines. UTUSN Apr 2022 #12
Puny nt Tickle Apr 2022 #14
Fuckwad obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #15
Man of Kleenex. Dial H For Hero Apr 2022 #16

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,018 posts)
7. Man of path, way, route, road, pathway, track, ...
Fri Apr 29, 2022, 11:49 PM
Apr 2022

сталь = steel

so a similar formulation from Putin as from Stalin gives the similar root:

путь = way in the sense of path, route, road, pathway, etc.


I don't know if there is anything linguisticly backing the above analysis, but Putin is a family name whereas Stalin adopted his name for propaganda purposes.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,018 posts)
10. Myself, I write it putZin
Sat Apr 30, 2022, 12:00 AM
Apr 2022

Lower case p because he is a low case of schmuck.

Upper case Z because of the Z cult that the Russian propaganda machine astroturfed the country with.

"putz" because he is one.

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