Winnie-the-Pooh

Proper noun

Winnie the Pooh (plural Winnie the Poohs)

1. A talking bear from an English children's book series carrying the same name, noted for his sweet, simple nature, and his love of honey.
   • No amount of Winnie the Poohs on the wall could distract you from seeing the huge bloodstain on the carpet.2004, John A. Miller, Jr, The Victorian Mansion Murders, Pima Books, →ISBN, page 40

   Synonyms:

   Pooh

2. (derogatory, slang) Chinese president Xi Jinping, due to his apparent resemblance.
   • Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh - representing China's President Xi Jinping - as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games.[…]
   • Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh - created by British author A.A. Milne - over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president.[…]
   • While the Winnie the Pooh patch cannot be found on Chinese social media, Beijing has also been promoting videos and commentary about its drills around Taiwan.2023 April 10, Sarah Wu, Yew Lun Tian, Fabian Hamacher, Yimou Lee, “A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral”, in Gareth Jones, editor, Reuters, archived from the...

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