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pinko

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pink·o /ˈpɪŋkəʊ $ -koʊ/ noun (plural pinkos) [countable]  1. American EnglishPPGINSULT an insulting word for a socialist or communist 赤色分子〔称呼社会主义者或共产主义者的侮辱性用语〕2. British EnglishPPG someone who has slightly left-wing ideas, but is not a strong believer in socialism 准左倾分子,略带左倾色彩的人 redpinko adjective pinko liberals 观点偏左的自由主义者
Examples from the Corpus
pinkoMiller refused to testify, and paid for his irreverence by being officially labeled a pinko.It's sunglasses all round as our richly-coiffed Tory front benchers try to fight eye-strain caused by their chrome-domed pinko opponents.
pink·o nounChineseSyllable
socialist word a for insulting an Corpus or communist


pinko
pinko /ˈpɪŋkəʊ $ -koʊ/ noun (plural pinkos) [countable]
1. American English an insulting word for a socialist or communist
2. British English someone who has slightly left-wing ideas, but is not a strong believer in socialismred
—pinko adjective:
    pinko liberals


pinkoBrE /ˈpɪŋkəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪŋkoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
pinkos
or
pinkoes
)
(NAmE, informal, disapproving) a communist or a socialist 共产主义者,社会主义者(含贬义)(BrE, informal) a person who is slightly left-wing in their ideas, but not very 观点偏左的人;左倾分子   compare red noun (3) pinko adjective