Chicom
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A member of the Communist Party of China, a Chinese cadre. informal, offensive, sometimes
"Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone."
- 2 A proponent of Chinese Communism, whether Maoist or its subsequent development. informal, offensive, sometimes
"Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone."
- 3 Any citizen of the People's Republic of China. ethnic, informal, offensive, slur, sometimes
"Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone."
Example
More examples"Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone."
Etymology
Blend of Chinese + communist.
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