Chicom

[ chahy-kom ]

noun
  1. Slang: Disparaging. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese Communist.

  2. a grenade or other weapon manufactured in Communist China.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the People's Republic of China.

Origin of Chicom

1
First recorded in 1965–70; Chi(nese) + com(munist)

usage note For Chicom

Though the term was originally an official military abbreviation, the derogatory slang use originated during the Vietnam War.

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