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leftoid

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Etymology

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From left +‎ -oid.

Noun

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leftoid (plural leftoids)

  1. (politics, Internet slang, derogatory) Leftist, left-winger
    • 1996, C. C. Benison, Death at Buckingham Palace, page 130:
      I had always thought it was the leftoids who were against monarchy, but it was the writer's view that the real threat came from radical Tories who believed everything should be subject to an unfettered free market []
    • 2005, The Bulletin, numbers 6473-6480, page 74:
      [] who took up arms with the KLA and Pakistani forces before training with Osama's freedom fighters, is a curious figure to be celebrated by peacenik leftoids []

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