commie

noun

com·​mie ˈkä-mē How to pronounce commie (audio)
often capitalized

Examples of commie in a Sentence

alleged that commies had infiltrated every level of the federal government
Recent Examples on the Web 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 There is the monolithic enemy — commies from North Vietnam, sneak attackers from Imperial Japan, tech spies from China. Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023 Name Billy Bragg Best known for Being a bit of a commie. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Nov. 2023 But after touring the Eastern Bloc, their standing cratered, pilloried on the left for being government pawns, pilloried on the right for being peaceniks playing rock and roll for commies on the government’s dime. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for commie 

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of commie was in 1940

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Cite this Entry

“Commie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commie. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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