"wumao" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwuː.maʊ/ Forms: wumao [plural], wumaos [plural]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 五毛 (wǔmáo), a clipping of 五毛黨/五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng), lit. "the 5 dime party", in reference to allegations that the Chinese government employs online shills paid 1/2 yuan RMB per online post. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{bor|en|zh|五毛|tr=wǔmáo}} Chinese 五毛 (wǔmáo), {{m|zh|五毛黨|tr=wǔmáodǎng}} 五毛黨/五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng) Head templates: {{en-noun|wumao|s}} wumao (plural wumao or wumaos)
  1. An alleged Internet user who is paid by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to spread propaganda and disinformation on their behalf. Categories (topical): Fifty, Internet, People, Social media
    Sense id: en-wumao-en-noun-j7wWubvC Disambiguation of Fifty: 62 38 Disambiguation of Internet: 82 18 Disambiguation of People: 75 25 Disambiguation of Social media: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (derogatory) Anyone who is supportive of China or the Communist Party of China, whether paid or not. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Chinese politics, Politics Categories (place): China
    Sense id: en-wumao-en-noun-9WZDkn6u Disambiguation of Chinese politics: 41 59 Disambiguation of Politics: 37 63 Disambiguation of China: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 50 cent army [plural] Hypernyms: shill, supporter, keyboard warrior Translations (Translations): 五毛 (wǔmáo) (Chinese Mandarin), 五毛党 (gomōtō) (Japanese), đảng năm hào (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 49 51

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wumao meaning in All languages combined (4.2kB)

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