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tankie

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[tangk-ee] / ˈtæŋk i /

noun

  • tankies
    plural
  1. Slang. (generally derogatory) a communist, especially one who supports authoritarian communist states: originally, a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain who supported the use of military force by the Soviet Union to put down resistance to the Soviet regime.

  2. Slang. a member of a tank regiment.


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