pinko

[ ping-koh ]
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noun,plural pink·os, pink·oes.
  1. a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.

  2. a person who leans toward communist ideology.

adjective

Origin of pinko

1
First recorded in 1935–40; pink1 + -o

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British Dictionary definitions for pinko

pinko

/ (ˈpɪŋkəʊ) /


nounplural -os or -oes mainly US derogatory
  1. a person regarded as mildly left-wing

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