What does 'pinoc' in The Man in the High Castle mean? I had the feeling it is someone subordinate but I did not find an exact explanation in the book.
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2Could you give some context? A quote from the book?– ChenmunkaMar 3, 2017 at 11:16
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Sorry @Chenmunka, I couldn't quote the book as I didn't have it in english. Turns out, had I read it in english, there wouldn't have been any question...– ylkaNov 27, 2017 at 10:06
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It is an epithet for the puppet government of the Pacific States of America:
Since he had never been able to make out Wyndam-Matson's relationship to the pinocs — the puppet white government at Sacramento — he could not fathom his ex-employer's power to sway the real authorities, the Japanese.
Although I do not think this is ever explicitly mentioned in the book, I believe the word derives from the name of the fictional puppet Pinocchio.
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Thank you! I looked it up why I was so confused and turns out in the translation I was reading it said: "..Wyndam-Matson's relationship to the pinocs AND the puppet white government at Sacramento.." Now it makes much more sense ;)– ylkaNov 27, 2017 at 9:56
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1I agree with the other answer, and believe “pinoc” is a reference to the typically longer noses of caucasians compared to east asians.– JoeSep 8, 2018 at 4:07
It means an underling or non-Japanese. As it says on page 7 of my copy:
he could not fathom his ex-employer's power to sway the real authorities, the Japanese. The LJC was pinoc run.
