commie

noun

com·​mie ˈkä-mē How to pronounce commie (audio)
often capitalized

Examples of commie in a Sentence

alleged that commies had infiltrated every level of the federal government
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That film also saw the president's plane hijacked by dirty rotten commies (Gary Oldman this time instead of Nancy Stephens) and, just like with Pleasence, the President of the United States is ushered into an escape pod. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 July 2025 At other times, he’s called to action as a respected adventurer to investigate missing persons and MacGuffins, which generally leads to a series of globe-spanning scraps with members Axis Powers (sometimes cultists and commies too). Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 The typical commie solution: Tax the rich, tax the corporations, make everything for the people free. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024 There is the monolithic enemy — commies from North Vietnam, sneak attackers from Imperial Japan, tech spies from China. Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for commie

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of commie was in 1940

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“Commie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commie. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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