tankie
A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain who supported the Soviet Union's…A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) who supported the Soviet Union's policy of crushing revolts in Hungary in the 1950s and Czechoslovakia in the 1960s by sending tanks into those countries.
Meaning
4 senses(UK, historical, slang)A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) who supported the Soviet Union's policy of crushing revolts in Hungary in the 1950s and Czechoslovakia in the 1960s by sending tanks into those countries.
(broadly, slang)A supporter of policies and actions by the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, or other authoritarian socialist governments.
Near-synonym: authcom
(slang)A soldier from a tank regiment.
(slang)A tank engine.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From tank + -ie (diminutive suffix).From tank + -ie (diminutive suffix).
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