tankie

Etymology
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Senses 1 and 2 were named for the tanks used by the Soviet Union against uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

Noun

 * 1)  A member of the  who supported the Soviet Union's policy of crushing revolts in Hungary in the 1950s and Czechoslovakia in the 1960s by sending tanks into those countries.
 * 2)  A supporter of policies and actions by the Soviet Union, China, Cuba or other Marxist-Leninist governments.
 * 3) * 2009, Arthur Smith, “Rooms above Pubs”, in My Name is Daphne Fairfax: A Memoir, London: Hutchinson, ISBN 978-0-09-192103-3 ; republished London: Arrow Books,, 2010, ISBN 978-0-09-951965-2 , pages 181–182:
 * As far as the Sparklies were concerned the new comics were scruffy herberts who shouted ‘Fuck Thatcher’ over and over, while raving Tankie Stalinists hooted indiscriminately in the front row.
 * 1)  A soldier from a tank regiment.
 * 2)  A tank engine.
 * As far as the Sparklies were concerned the new comics were scruffy herberts who shouted ‘Fuck Thatcher’ over and over, while raving Tankie Stalinists hooted indiscriminately in the front row.
 * 1)  A soldier from a tank regiment.
 * 2)  A tank engine.
 * 1)  A tank engine.
 * 1)  A tank engine.
 * 1)  A tank engine.
 * 1)  A tank engine.

Adjective

 * 1)  Supporting the policies of the Soviet Union or other Marxist-Leninist governments.