plural of tankie

(UK, politics, slang, historical) A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain who supported the Soviet Union's policy of crushing revolts in Hungary in the 1950s and Czechoslovakia in the 1960s by sending tanks into those countries.

(politics, slang, derogatory) Supporting the policies of the Soviet Union or other authoritarian socialist governments.

(gaming) Able to withstand much damage, having a lot of hit points (that is, like a tank).

(nautical, slang) A sailor who assists the navigator of the ship; a sailor in charge of the ship's hold, and thus responsible for the provision of rations and water.

superlative form of tanky: most tanky.