Meaning of Gimo | Babel Free

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A nickname for Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Kuomintang during World War II and Cold War.

Examples

“That afternoon, the Generalissimo and Madame Chiang received a thousand guests at a tea celebrating the Gimo's return⟳ to office.”

“The Gimo rises at daybreak nowadays. At about seven o'clock he dresses either in the long blue Chinese robe he wore today or in a military uniform minus all insignia.”

“Everyone understands that the Gimo’s [Chiang Kai-shek’s nickname: a shortened version of generalissimo] whole reason⟳ for being, and that of all the people who came over with him, is to return⟳ to the mainland, where they would defeat⟳ communism and establish⟳ a government under his rule⟳.”

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