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redbait

n. 1 A fish, ''Emmelichthys nitidus''. 2 ''Pyura stolonifera'', an ascidian often used as bait by anglers. vb. (context US transitive English) To attack by denounce as a Communist.

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Redbait

Redbait may refer to:

  • The fish species Emmelichthys nitidus
  • Pyura stolonifera, an ascidian often used as bait by anglers
  • Red-baiting

Usage examples of "redbait".

Alger Hiss, he redbaited a red, he beat media darling McGovern in a forty-nine-state landslide, and he was winning the war in Vietnam.

Except for his proud redbaiting days in the fifties, Nixon was the sort of politician normally cited admiringly in the New York Times as a "moderate Republican.