pinko
[ping-koh]Older Slang: Disparaging.
- a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
- a person who leans toward communist ideology.
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Origin of pinko
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- a person regarded as mildly left-wing
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Word Origin and History for pinko
n.
1936, derogatory slang form of pink (n.), used of people whose social or political views "have a tendency toward 'red;' " a metaphor that had existed since at least 1837. As an adjective by 1957.
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