red-baiting

See also: redbaiting

English

Noun

red-baiting (uncountable)

  1. (US, sometimes Philippines) The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with the intention of discrediting their political views.
    Synonyms: reductio ad Stalinum, (Philippines) red-tagging

Usage notes

  • This term is also occasionally used in the Philippines, but the predominant term is red-tagging.

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