Krasnov

English

Etymology

Russian Красно́в (Krasnóv), ultimately from Russian кра́сный (krásnyj, “beautiful; red”)

Popularised in 2025 from a claim by a former Kazakhstani KGB official, Alnur Mussayev, as the supposed codename of Donald Trump during his visits to the Soviet Union.

Proper noun

Krasnov (plural Krasnovs)

  1. a transliteration of the Russian surname Красно́в (Krasnóv).
  2. A surname from Russian
  3. (US politics, slang, derogatory) Donald Trump, American president.

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