pinkos
Derogatory for leftists
Pinkos is the plural of pinko, a derogatory term for someone with leftist or communist sympathies—pink being a diluted red, suggesting someone not quite a full communist but politically adjacent.
The term peaked during Cold War anti-communist rhetoric: The senator accused the State Department of harboring pinkos.
Now often used sarcastically or self-mockingly by liberals.
Proponent of collective ownership
- communistCollectivist political adherent
- MarxistCommunist theory follower
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- collectivistAdvocate for group primacy
egalitarian · anticapitalist · syndicalist · Leninist · Trotskyist · Maoist · leftist · radical
Slang for a Marxist
- redPrimary color, warm
- leftieNon-dominant right-hand person
- fellow travelerIdeological ally without membership
- sympathizerOne who shares feelings
bleeding heart · lib · libtard · snowflake · do-gooder · idealist · naïve · subversive
Anti-communist hysteria period
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- HUACRed Scare congressional committee
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
Rosenbergs · J. Edgar Hoover · loyalty oath · Communist Party · fellow traveler · informant · FBI · surveillance
socialist
Proponent of collective ownership
- communistCollectivist political adherent
- MarxistCommunist theory follower
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
collectivist · egalitarian · anticapitalist · syndicalist · Leninist · Trotskyist · Maoist · leftist · radical · revolutionary
commie
Slang for a Marxist
- redPrimary color, warm
- leftieNon-dominant right-hand person
- fellow travelerIdeological ally without membership
sympathizer · bleeding heart · lib · libtard · snowflake · do-gooder · idealist · naïve · subversive · un-American
Red Scare
Anti-communist hysteria period
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- HUACRed Scare congressional committee
blacklist · Rosenbergs · J. Edgar Hoover · loyalty oath · Communist Party · fellow traveler · informant · FBI · surveillance · espionage
pinkosright-wingers
Those holding traditional political views
conservatives · reactionaries · fascists · McCarthyites · red-baiters
pinkosreds
Crimson-colored things collectively
Bolsheviks · communists · Marxist-Leninists · Stalinists · Maoists
- hot pinkVivid, electric magenta
- pink eyeContagious membrane inflammation
- pink lemonadeFruit drink, coral-colored
- pink slipEmployment termination notice
- pink ribbonBreast cancer awareness emblem
- baby pinkVery pale rose shade
pink, pinkie, pinkish, pinkness, pinked, pinkest, pinker, pinking, pinko