stilyaga

American

[styi-lyah-guh, stil-yah-guh] / styɪˈlyɑ gə, stɪlˈyɑ gə /

noun

Russian.

PLURAL

stilyagi

(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.

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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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