pinko

noun

Definition of pinkonext
as in leftist

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Recent Examples of pinko My general experience with campaigns is that winning candidates are almost always those who attack their opponents remorselessly and relentlessly — those who convince the voters that the other guy is a racist, a pinko, a warmonger, a coward, a crook, a greedy capitalist, whatever. — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinko
  1. lefty
  2. pink
  3. communist
  4. commie
  5. socialist
Noun
  • Ben Rice, another lefty, made Smith expendable as a DH option in Stanton’s absence.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Tesla was once a badge of pride for upwardly mobile, environmentally conscious lefties.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of lefty
Noun
  • There are a punchy combination of pinks, like fuchsia paired with powder pink and dark lilac, bright blues teamed with pale grey, and a rainbow at Miu Miu with bright green, blue, pink, and sunny yellow.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The home sleeps 16 and is decorated in pinks and purples, with pops of the pop star’s likeness to get you in the ultimate Swift mood.
    — Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of pink
Noun
  • In the late 1940s and 1950s, Sen. Joseph McCarthy unleashed a political witch hunt to root out US college professors labeled as communists.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The statement also employed a common far-right misrepresentation of Hitler, who in fact privatized much of the government, outlawed labor unions and ordered the killing of hundreds of thousands of people presumed to be socialists and communists.
    — Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of communist
Noun
  • At other times, he’s called to action as a respected adventurer to investigate missing persons and MacGuffins, which generally leads to a series of globe-spanning scraps with members Axis Powers (sometimes cultists and commies too).
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The typical commie solution: Tax the rich, tax the corporations, make everything for the people free.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024
Definition of commie
Noun
  • To be fair, the Vermont socialist hasn't really gone anywhere.
    — Sally Pipes, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The statement also employed a common far-right misrepresentation of Hitler, who in fact privatized much of the government, outlawed labor unions and ordered the killing of hundreds of thousands of people presumed to be socialists and communists.
    — Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of socialist

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“Pinko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinko. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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