Pinko

Pinko is a word that some grown-ups use to describe someone who doesn't believe in the same things they do. It's like when you're playing with your friends and one friend wants to play one game but you want to play a different game. They might use the word pinko to make fun of you for wanting to play something different.

The word pinko started being used a long time ago during a time called the Cold War. The Cold War was a time when the grown-ups in charge in America were worried about communism, which is a different way of running a country where everyone shares everything equally. Some of these grown-ups thought that anyone who didn't agree with them was a communist, and they called them a pinko because they thought communists liked the color pink.

Nowadays, some people still use the word pinko to make fun of people who have different ideas than them. It's not a very nice thing to say, and it's important to remember that just because someone has different ideas doesn't mean they are bad or wrong. We should always try to be kind to other people, even if we don't agree with them.