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In the sovereign debt crisis, beginning approximately in 2009, in the European region which uses the Euro as currency, three institutions, the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission (EC), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have taken the responsibility of monitoring the crisis and making policy recommendations. Collectively, these three are, sometimes irreverently, called the Troika.
From the blog www.nakedcapitalism.com, March 4, 2013:

"Even though we were keen about how voter repudiation of austerity in the Italian elections last week was throwing a wrench in the Troika’s austerity plans, we also warned, based on the example of Greece, that they’d try to neutralize the results."
Troika by metrodorus March 5, 2013
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troikaphobia 

Irrational fear of a group a three people/organisations/groups believed to be working together against the one who is in fear of them,
The people of Greece got troikaphobia during their debt crisis. The group of three in question, was known as the troika. The troika contained the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (EC, ECB and IMF).
A mounted turret in any FPS game, such as Gears of War, and Call of Duty.
"Hey guys, you see that? That's me on the troika"
"Wow, you mowed them down"
Troika by OM-GUH Holy Diver February 26, 2009
being drunk and being a dibby, annoying person while drunk ("oh guys i'm so drunk") random screaming, kane at the moment
stop being a troika, bren is being a troika
troika by dadawgaffaf February 18, 2022
A group of three persons or entities of a vaguely malignant nature.
Look, that's Bob, Dick, and Harry! Here comes the troika.
troika by Minerva Austin August 12, 2024
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
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