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wumao

/ˈwuː.maʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wu-mao
IPA
/ˈwuː.maʊ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Internet user who is paid by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to spread propaganda and disinformation on their behalf.

noun

Anyone who is supportive of China or the Communist Party of China, whether paid or not.

Derogatory

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 五毛 (wǔmáo), a clipping of 五毛黨 /五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng, literally “the 5 dime party”), in reference to allegations that the Chinese government employs online shills paid 1/2 yuan RMB per online post.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wumaos (plural)

Synonyms

50 cent army

Questions

How do you pronounce wumao?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwuː.maʊ/.
What does wumao mean?
An Internet user who is paid by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to spread propaganda and disinformation on their behalf.
Where does wumao come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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