redbait

[ red-beyt ]
/ ˈrɛdˌbeɪt /

verb (used without object)

to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.

Origin of redbait

1935–40; back formation from redbaiter, redbaiting. See red1, bait

OTHER WORDS FROM redbait

red·bait·er, noun

Words nearby redbait

red-winged blackbird, redact, redan, redargue, redback, redbait, redbank whiteoak, redbelly dace, redbird, redbone, redbreast