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better dead than red

proverb

Definitions

  1. It is preferable to be deceased than to be a Communist or ruled by Communists.

    • The recertification of El Salvador's progress on human rights is nothing but a basic restatement of the Reagan foreign policy, which is "better dead than Red."
    • In a country whose motto not long ago was “Better dead than Red”, it is ironic that today Time Magazine awarded Vladimir Putin the “Man of the Year Award”.

  2. Alternative form of better dead than red.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA