English Explanatory Dictionary

red under the bed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An insidious communist presence; a communist who has infiltrated capitalist society.

Pronunciation

En-au-red under the bed.ogg

Word forms

red under the bed reds under the bed reds under the beds

Etymology

From red (meaning communist) and the traditional child's fear of a monster lurking under the bed.

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