commie block
English
Noun
commie block (plural commie blocks)
- (derogatory) a large apartment complex, especially in former Eastern Bloc countries in Eastern Europe, characterized by concrete and rectangular cuboids
- 2013, Sarah Ryle, The Making of Tesco: A Story of British Shopping, Random House (→ISBN)
- Allcock was one of about forty Tesco people who eventually came out to join Walastyan, who admits to having felt isolated in his 'commie block' flat.
- 2011, Marco Villa, 21:30 OLD COMPTON FAIR BLUE 6 FEET, AuthorHouse (→ISBN), page 81:
- The hotel was a former Commie-block, converted into a cheap 0-star hotel with broken windows, dirty dishes and uncomfortable single beds.
- 2012, Chris Hunter, Steve Cole, Tripwire, Random House (→ISBN), page 105:
- Grunting with effort, his heavy pack weighing him down, he propelled himself over the wall into the grounds of the commie block.
- 2010, Mick Flynn, Bullet Magnet: Britain's Most Highly Decorated Frontline Soldier, Hachette UK (→ISBN)
- The hospital was made up of grey, old-style Commie blocks.
- 2013, Sarah Ryle, The Making of Tesco: A Story of British Shopping, Random House (→ISBN)
Translations
a large apartment complex, especially in former Eastern Bloc countries in Eastern Europe, characterized by concrete and rectangular cuboids
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