comsymp
[ kom-simp ]
/ ˈkɒmˌsɪmp /
noun (sometimes initial capital letter) Informal: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person who sympathizes with communists.
Origin of comsymp
1960–65;
com(munist)
symp(athizer)
usage note for comsymp
This term is historically associated with the John Birch Society, a once prominent radical-right political organization, whose leaders used the term to describe their critics.
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comstock,
comstock lode,
comstockery,
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comte,
comtesse,
comtian,
comtism,
comus