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Pinko is a pejorative term for a person on the left of the political spectrum. The term has its origins in the notion that pink is a lighter shade of red, a color associated with communism. Thus pink could describe a "lighter form of communism", purportedly promoted by supporters and believers of socialism who were not themselves actual or ...
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The term continued to be used into the 1980s, especially in relation to the split between the reform-minded eurocommunist wing of the CPGB and the traditionalist, pro-Soviet group, the latter continuing to be labelled tankies. The term is sometimes used within the Labour Party as slang for a politically old-fashioned leftist.
The term combines the word red, (a slang term for socialist or communist) with the word skin, which is short for skinhead. Redskins take a militant anti-fascist and pro-working class stance. The most well-known organization associated with redskins is Red and Anarchist Skinheads (RASH).
Baizuo (Chinese: 白左; pinyin: báizuǒ; lit. ' white left ') is a derogatory Chinese neologism used to refer to Western liberals and leftists, especially in relation to refugee issues and social problems.
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
During the communist era an older term, tovarăș, derived from a Slavic source, was used to convey the political meaning. The Serbo-Croatian equivalent for comrade is drug ( друг ) for males and drugarica ( другарица ) for females; it's also a regular and colloquial word for 'friend', although largely replaced by prijatelj and ...