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- noun slang A
tank engine . - noun UK A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain who slavishly followed the Kremlin line, agreeing with the crushing of revolts in Hungary and later Czechoslovakia by Soviet tanks.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He explained that the "tankie" is alive and well in 1 RTR, they get on with the job whatever it is.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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June 12, 2009 at 10:23 am tankie burfday fairee….but *gigglols* ai wants tew kno wat lols dey hab favourited…udder dan goin frew each person an findin dem, ai dont fink der is a waito find dat out
If u mad now… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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July 20, 2009 at 4:55 am lol tankie scooter…ai guess on teh plus side i can re-install mai pc like ai hb been plannin tew do!
I’m open, I’m open!!! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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June 5, 2009 at 5:30 pm well ai gess iz a gud fing dat ai sleepz in a tankie & spankies!
bob hated the mall - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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He said that he was a bit of a tankie in his youth so a Stalinist in middle age should come as no surprise.
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Just around the corner from me but alas Cavalry not a tankie.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Just around the corner from me but alas Cavalry not a tankie.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Just around the corner from me but alas Cavalry not a tankie.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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If you read on, it turns out the old tankie really means "maybe this crisis is the one! world revolution is here!" but he's wily enough to realise everyone will laugh if he says that.
The Yorkshire Ranter 2009
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The other RAC regiments are also diversifying, deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq (without Challenger 2) are now the norm and the tankie ability to adapt to any type of armoured vehicle will hold us in good stead.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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