Etymology

Vietcong

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Vietnamese Việt Cộng
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  1. Vietnamese · borrowed fromViệt Cộng
  2. English todayVietcong

Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnamese communist”). First attested in English in 1957.

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