/ ˈpɪŋkəʊ; NAmE -koʊ/ noun ( pl. -os or -oes )
1.
( NAmE , informal , disapproving ) a communist or a socialist
2.
( BrE , informal ) a person who is slightly left-wing in their ideas, but not very
—compare red noun (3)
► pinko adjective
/ ˈpɪŋkəʊ; NAmE -koʊ/ noun ( pl. -os or -oes )
1.
( NAmE , informal , disapproving ) a communist or a socialist
2.
( BrE , informal ) a person who is slightly left-wing in their ideas, but not very
—compare red noun (3)
► pinko adjective
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005