pinko
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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 → red —pinko adjective pinko liberals 观点偏左的自由主义者
Examples from the Corpus
pinko• Miller 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
pink‧o /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 socialism ⇨ red
—pinko adjective:
pinko liberals
pink‧o /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 socialism ⇨ red
—pinko adjective: