Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To accuse, denounce, or attack (a person, for example) as a Communist or a Communist sympathizer.
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- verb US, transitive To attack by
denouncing as aCommunist . - noun A
fish , Emmelichthys nitidus. - noun Pyura stolonifera, an
ascidian often used as bait byanglers .
Etymologies
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red + bait
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Examples
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We circled around and found a small reef covered with redbait, mussels, and sea urchins, and thronging with fish.
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While it is premature to compare Barack “Who’s Sane” Obama to Lincoln, FDR, and JFK, it is insane for Republicans to bring up marxism and socialism, to redbait Obama.
Make Room at Mount Rushmore? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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