Russian

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Etymology

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Deverbal from вбро́сить (vbrósitʹ, to throw in).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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вброс (vbrosm inan (genitive вбро́са, nominative plural вбро́сы, genitive plural вбро́сов)

  1. throw-in (throw of the ball back into play)
  2. (colloquial, media, Internet) publicizing some (often dubious) information in order to create a sensation; making a sensational post in the social media to achieve some effect; clickbaiting
  3. (colloquial, neologism) stuffing the ballot box

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