Little Pink

English

Alternative forms

• little pink

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 小粉紅／小粉红 (xiǎofěnhóng). Compare pinko

Noun

Little Pink (plural Little Pinks)

1. A nationalist supporter of Chinese Communist Party who expresses these views on the internet.
   • 2018, Luwei Rose Luqiu, Propaganda, Media, and Nationalism in Mainland China and Hong Kong, page 20:

     According to People's Daily, the party newspaper, these Little Pinks were born between 1992 and 1998, are 57.9 percent female, and are interested in entertaining media contents, such as celebrities, music, and travel.

   • 2020, Shaohua Guo, The Evolution of the Chinese Internet:

     In this respect, the CYL defended the Little Pinks and attacked public intellectuals who criticized patriotic netizens.

   • 2022, Guobin Yang, The Wuhan Lockdown:

     The Diba Expedition gave birth to a new breed of cybernationalists and populists—the Little Pinks.

See also

• wolf warrior