stilyaga

[ styi-lyah-guh; English stil-yah-guh ]

noun

, Russian.

, plural sti·lya·gi [styi-, lyah, -gyi, stil-, yah, -gee].

1. (formerly, in the Soviet Union) a person, usually young, who adopted the unconventional manner and dress of some Western youth groups, as rockers or punk-rock fans.

Example Sentences

Last week, on the prosecutor's appeal, the Supreme Court of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic ordered death by firing squad for Stilyaga Shashkin.

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