Informal or derogatory slang for a communist or communist sympathizer.
English slang from the 1940s-1950s, formed by abbreviating 'communist' and adding -y. Used especially during Cold War anti-communist rhetoric.
This Cold War-era slang word now sounds almost quaint—it represents a specific moment when fear of communism drove aggressive name-calling in everyday English. Most people would find it odd today!
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