pinkoes
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| —n , pl -os, -oes | |
| a person regarded as mildly left-wing | |
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Pinkoes
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
pinko
1936, derogatory slang form of pink (n., adj.), used of people whose social or political views "have a tendency toward 'red;' " a metaphor that had existed since at least 1837.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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