tankie 

The nickname for a person who welds/fabricates/erects water towers across the United States

“What do you do for work?”
“I’m a tankie. I travel for work, on the road 300+ days out of the year building different types of water towers.”

tankie by Thecword52 December 19, 2022

Tankie 

Tankie is a term used by people who are posing an argument to a person with a different political opinion.

He is winning the argument so I'm gonna call him a tankie.

Tankie by Svistov May 8, 2023

Tankie 

A colloquial term used in online spaces primarily by people with left-of-centre political views to insult someone else with left-of-centre political views who

1. agrees with the Marxist-Leninist rejection of all forms of capitalism and imperialism, including liberal democracy, reformist socialism or a social democracy, and/or

2. does not outwardly criticize the Bolsheviks, Joseph Stalin, or the Soviet Union itself, especially during Stalin’s time as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

“I think that a social democracy does not solve the ultimate problem of being rid of imperialism.”

“I think that is an extreme viewpoint. I had no idea you were a tankie.”

Tankie by BigFinisher September 29, 2023

tankie 

Anyone who identifies themselves to be to the left of the accepted Everton Window of the United States. Specifically, one who acknowledges and opposes American Imperialism.

"Did you hear that Brent thinks we shouldn't fight a war to defend Taiwan? What a tankie!"

tankie by anonymous November 30, 2023

tankie 

A caricature of a communist. A stereotype used in right-wing soyjak memes. They uncritically support everything socialist countries did, hate America to a point they would side with those they normally wouldn't, like Russia or Iran.
the label "tankie" is used as an insult. it effectively replaced "commie" since communists actually identify as communists and wouldn't take offense being called commies.
nowadays tankie has become an umbrella term the right uses for "everyone i don't like" on par with "sjw" or "woke". sometimes even non-communist leftists get called tankies or rightists who oppose american imperialism

Person 1: "Communism no food haha"
Person 2: "CIA themselves said people in USSR ate better than USA"
Person 1: "SHUT UP TANKIE"

tankie by fatherless 124 December 7, 2023

Tankie 

A Socialist or Communist; Anyone who doesn't invest in - or particularly agree with a Western-American Worldview. Commonly used to describe those who don't take the side of the United States, usually when referring to politics or wars.

Alex said that he doesn't agree with the NATO invasion of Libya, even though it was a totalitarian dictatorship! He is such a tankie! - Henry thinks the embargo of Cuba is illegal, haha! Cope tankie!

Tankie by Informatory June 14, 2024

Tankie 

Propaganda spreading fan or "useful idiot" engrandising the genocidal governments and histories of Stalin'esque communist governments. Usually that of the USSR, Communist China or Communist Cambodia.

The Tankie said the monstrous genocides committed by the CCP and CPK during Mao's cultural revolution didn't happen and the history books were actually written by "Nazis" and "umm actually don't you know the west all committed the only actual genocides in all of human history".

Tankie by The OTHER OTHER OTHER other gu January 25, 2025