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panda hugger

panda hugger noun: a Western political activist or official who supports Communist Chinese policies.

Noun

panda hugger (plural panda huggers)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A Western political activist or official who supports Communist Chinese policies.
    • Chas is a keen observer, a wicked wit and a fearless critic. It is ludicrous to portray him as a "panda hugger" who endorses the slaughter of June 4 or someone who can be seduced by Saudi enticements.2009 March 9, James Fallows, “Chas Freeman and China”, in The Atlantic, retrieved 25 Apr 2025
    • The Administration has panda huggers like Mnuchin[…]2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 290
    Synonyms:
    tankie, wumao

Synonyms of panda hugger

Forms of panda hugger

pluralpanda huggers

Questions about panda hugger

What does panda hugger mean?
Panda hugger means a Western political activist or official who supports Communist Chinese policies.
What part of speech is panda hugger?
Panda hugger is a noun.
What is the plural of panda hugger?
The plural of panda hugger is panda huggers.

Words near panda hugger in the dictionary

  1. panda crossings
  2. panda diplomacy
  3. panda dolphin
  4. panda dolphins
  5. panda eyes
  6. panda hugger
  7. panda huggers
  8. Pandacan
  9. Pandacaqui
  10. pandaedalian
  11. pandaemonism

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