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Chicom en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Chinese + communist.

Meanings

1. (informal, offensive, sometimes) A member of the Communist Party of China, a Chinese cadre.
   • 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. 1964 April 22, W.A. Harriman, The Bases for Direct Action Against Chinese Communist Nuclear Facilities, Washington, D.C.:
2. (informal, offensive, sometimes) A proponent of Chinese Communism, whether Maoist or its subsequent development.
   • 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. 1964 April 22, W.A. Harriman, The Bases for Direct Action Against Chinese Communist Nuclear Facilities, Washington, D.C.:
3. (ethnic, informal, offensive, qualifier:inexact, slur, sometimes) Any citizen of the People's Republic of China.
   • 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. 1964 April 22, W.A. Harriman, The Bases for Direct Action Against Chinese Communist Nuclear Facilities, Washington, D.C.:

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