Tibla

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Tibla (tiblad in plural) is an insult in the Estonian language, which typically refers to a Russian-speaking citizen of the former Soviet Union (USSR) who is hostile towards other cultures and countries.[1][2] Tibla was a censored word during the 1944–1991 Soviet occupation of Estonia.[3]

  1. ^ Roos, Aarand (1994). Words for understanding ethnic Estonians. Kommunaalprojekt. p. 49.
  2. ^ "Tibla", Estonian Vocabulary (Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2006), Institute of the Estonian Language
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kulasalu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).