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- [ping-koh]
- /ˈpɪŋ koʊ/
- /ˈpɪŋ.kəʊ/
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- [ping-koh]
- /ˈpɪŋ koʊ/
Definitions of pinko word
- noun plural pinko a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions. 1
- noun plural pinko a person who leans toward communist ideology. 1
- adjective pinko pink1 (def 10). 1
- noun pinko communist 1
- countable noun pinko If you call someone a pinko, you mean that they have left-wing views. 0
- noun pinko a person regarded as mildly left-wing 0
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Origin of pinko
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; pink1 + -o
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Parts of speech for Pinko
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pinko popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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pinko usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pinko
noun pinko
- apparatchik — An apparatchik is someone who works for a government or a political party and who obeys orders.
- apparatchiks — a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
- bolshevik — Bolshevik is used to describe the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- bolsheviks — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
Antonyms for pinko
noun pinko
- fascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
Top questions with pinko
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