pinko
(informal, often, derogatory, chiefly, US) A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist.
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(informal, often, derogatory, chiefly, US) A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist.
At Princeton a lone townsman cried "Down with Mussolini!" in the midst of a reception, was jostled by students, escorted off the campus. At Harvard the pinko National Students League protested to President Conant, but allowed the visitor…
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