redbait


red·bait

R0095400 (rĕd′bāt′)tr.v. red·bait·ed, red·bait·ing, red·baits To accuse, denounce, or attack (a person, for example) as a Communist or a Communist sympathizer.
red′bait′er n.red′bait′ing n.

redbait

(ˈrɛdˌbeɪt) vb (tr) to harass communists or people with left-wing beliefs

red•bait

(ˈrɛdˌbeɪt)

v.i. to accuse a person or group of being communistic or communist. red′bait`er, n.