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redbait

[ red-beyt ]
/ ˈrɛdˌbeɪt /

verb (used without object)

to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.

Nearby words

  1. redact,
  2. redaction,
  3. redan,
  4. redargue,
  5. redback,
  6. redbank whiteoak,
  7. redbelly dace,
  8. redbird,
  9. redbone,
  10. redbreast

Origin of redbait

1935–40; back formation from redbaiter, redbaiting. See red1, bait
Related formsred·bait·er, noun
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