pinko
[ ping-koh ]
/ ˈpɪŋ koʊ /
noun, plural pink·os, pink·oes.
a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
a person who leans toward communist ideology.
adjective
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pinkiang, pinkie, pinking iron, pinking shears, pinkish, pinko, pinkroot, pinkster, pinky, pinky bar, pinna
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British Dictionary definitions for pinko
pinko
/ (ˈpɪŋkəʊ) /
noun plural -os or -oes mainly US derogatory
a person regarded as mildly left-wing
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Word Origin and History for pinko
pinko
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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