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 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.
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A term for over-obsessed Thomas and Friends fans that don't even exist. Twitter users like to use this term for Rule 34.
Hey! You like Thomas? My man, you're a Tankie! Awesome!
...what???
The nickname for a person who welds/fabricates/erects water towers across the United States
βWhat do you do for work?β
βIβm a tankie. I travel for work, on the road 300+ days out of the year building different types of water towers.β