red under the bed
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From red (meaning communist) and the traditional child's fear of a monster lurking under the bed.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Nomen
[edit]red under the bed (plural reds under the bed or reds under the beds)
- (slang) An insidious communist presence; a communist who has infiltrated capitalist society.
Usage notes
[edit]This term is most commonly encountered in the plural, and tends to be used in a tongue-in-cheek or ironic manner.