redbait

[ red-beyt ]

verb (used without object)
  1. to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.

Origin of redbait

1
1935–40; back formation from redbaiter, redbaiting.See red1, bait

Other words from redbait

  • redbaiter, noun

Words Nearby redbait

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