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Vietcong

Vietcong

8.7
A person who supports guerrilla fighters who fought South Vietnam and the United States but is not an active fighter
  • noun
  • /ˈviːɛtˌkɔŋ/
: simpatizante del Vietcong
  • During the discussion, she revealed that her grandfather was sympathetic to the Vietcong cause during the war.

I don't know what this is, but man, that you're a product of a war, you know, half Vietcong or half Vietnamese and half American.

Examples

  • Many in the community identify as Vietcong supporters, expressing solidarity with their struggles.

  • The film explores the lives of those labeled as Vietcong, highlighting their perspectives beyond the battlefield.

  • I don't know what this is, but man, that you're a product of a war, you know, half Vietcong or half Vietnamese and half American.

    Theo Von

  • Them Vietcongs, chongs, whatever the fuck, ain't done shit to me.

    Dead Presidents (1995)

  • THE VIETCONG, THEY CALL THEM THE MUTTERING DEATH.

    Home Fries (1998)

Synonyms

fellow traveler
vsVietcong
  • Archaic
5 8.2

A person who supports a political group, often Communists, without joining it

supports a specific movement and its cause rather than general political aims

How Supportive

combatant
65 5.6
member
∞ 1.4
activist
60 3.7
supporter
810 1.0
Vietcong
8.7
sympathizer
34 4.8

Surface Forms

Vietcong singular
Vietcongs plural

Etymology

Vietcong comes from the Vietnamese words Việt meaning 'Vietnam' and Cộng from cộng sản meaning 'communist'. Because it literally meant 'Vietnamese communists', it was also used for people who supported that movement, even if they were not active fighters.