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Hankie vs Tankie - What's the difference?

hankie | tankie |

As nouns the difference between hankie and tankie

is that hankie is a handkerchief while tankie is a tank engine.

hankie

English

Alternative forms

*hanky

Noun

(en noun)
  • A handkerchief

    • tankie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A tank engine.
  • (British English) 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.
  • (label) By extension, anyone engaging in Stalin apologetics.