Red-bait
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Red-bait is a verb meaning Alternative form of redbait.
Meaning
Alternative form of redbait.
Example Sentences
At the same time, red-baiting anyone who questions any aspect of free-market dogma has been standard right-wing operating procedure ever since the likes of William F. Buckley tried to block the teaching of Keynesian economics, not by showing that it was wrong, but by denouncing it as “collectivist.”
Word Forms
- red-baits
- red-baiting
- red-baited
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bear-bait, bad-mouth, rat fink, trashtalk, back-bite, kafkatrap.
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