pantifa

pantifa

English

Etymology

From mid-2017, a blend of panty +‎ antifa. See quotations and also the expression get one's panties in a bunch.

Noun

pantifa (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang, derogatory) Antifa, specifically the North American movement that arose in the late 2010s.
   • 2017 August, reader comment on Black Bloc warning urges more violence against Canadian journalists

     I call then ‘Pantifa’ because they cover their faces with their Mom's Old Underwear!

   • 2017 September 8, reader comment on Eric Bolling Out at Fox News:

     You are a pantifa? Panty Fascist

   • 2017 December 12, on Twitter:

     Most people who support pantifa have never worked a day in their life

   • 2021 January 12, quoting online discussion, “FBI report warned of ‘war’ at Capitol, contradicting claims there was no indication of looming violence”, in Washington Post:

     Be ready to fight. Congress needs to hear glass breaking, doors being kicked in, and blood from their BLM and Pantifa slave soldiers being spilled. Get violent.