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commie

1
or com·my

[ kom-ee ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)
, plural com·mies,


commie

2

[ kom-ee ]

noun

  1. a playing marble, especially one not used as a shooter.

commie

/ ˈkɒmɪ /

noun

  1. short for communist


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Sensitive Note

The shortened and informal term commie has derogatory connotations, whereas the full form communist is merely descriptive. Both terms refer primarily to an advocate of communism, but have been more widely applied to an enemy, a foreigner, or a person regarded as subversive.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of commie1

First recorded in 1935–40; comm(unist) + -ie

Origin of commie2

1920–25; comm(on marble) + -ie

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Example Sentences

This, of course, would be news to the suspected commies who made billions on social media.

From Time

Both the Left and the Right find occasional moments of inspiration in the little red book mentality of the old Commie regimes.

Would you fight, and if need be, die, to save our civilization and slay the Commie monsters in their lairs?

Like some kind of dusty Commie museum, old trophies from their last campaign.

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