Commo
(ˈkɒməʊ)
Also commo.
Slang abbrev. of communist. Cf. Commie. Chiefly Austral. and N.Z.
| 1941 in Baker Dict. Austral. Slang. 1946 Daily Express 20 Dec. 2/4 The commos hate us and nobody is going to risk being thought pro-British in case the commos win. 1959 J. Cleary Back of Sunset 210 I've been reading how the Commos have eliminated all the flies in China. 1963 B. Pearson Coal Flat xx. 355 If they would just look at the ringleaders of this boycott they would soon find out they were commos. |