Chicom

American  

[chahy-kom] / ˈtʃaɪˌkɒm /

noun

1. Slang: Disparaging. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese Communist.

2. a grenade or other weapon manufactured in Communist China.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the People's Republic of China.

Sensitive Note

Though the term was originally an official military abbreviation, the derogatory slang use originated during the Vietnam War.

Etymology

Origin of Chicom

First recorded in 1965–70; Chi(nese) ( def. ) + com(munist) ( def. )

Example Sentences

Mr. Roy defended his use of the phrase “ChiCom” to describe the Chinese Communist Party, saying they are “bad guys” who hid the coronavirus’s danger and harm their citizens.

From Washington Times

Limbaugh said: “It probably is a ChiCom laboratory experiment that is in the process of being weaponised.”

From The Guardian

On Periscope, Alex Jones tells supporters to get their “battle rifles” ready against antifa, the mainstream media, and “Chicom operatives” And speaking of permissive, Jones was on Periscope today telling his followers to get their “battle rifles” ready, which to my ears sure sounds like an incitement to violence against the Twitter rules.

From The Verge

Zambian poachers would equip themselves with Chicom army rifles supplied by China in support of various African “liberation” movements.

From New York Times

The Communist troops moved through Thanh My hurling various sorts of explosives�grenades, satchel charges and homemade devices called "Chicom grenades," which are fashioned from Coca-Cola cans filled with plastique or TNT, rocks and nails.

From Time Magazine Archive