Meaning of Nazi | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP).
   historical
2. A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. The language (ideological jargon) of Nazis.
4. One who advocates neo-Nazism, or a similarly fascist, racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, ethnic supremacist, or ultranationalist ideology; a neo-Nazi
5. A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power in 1933 under Adolf Hitler.
6. One who advocates neo-Nazism, or a similarly fascist, racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, ethnic supremacist, or ultranationalist ideology; a neo-Nazi.
   colloquial
7. The German language.
   derogatory, offensive, rare
8. One who imposes their views on others; one who is unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict
9. An adherent or advocate of policies characteristic of Nazism; a fascist.
10. One who imposes their views on others; one who is unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict. (also frequently uncapitalised: nazi)
    derogatory, offensive, slang, sometimes, usually
11. Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally
12. often nazi Informal A severely intolerant or dictatorial person: food nazis who want to ban salt in restaurants.
    Informal
13. Of or pertaining to the Third Reich
14. Of, relating to, controlled by, or typical of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
15. often nazi Informal Severely intolerant or dictatorial: loathed the nazi gym teacher.
    Informal
16. (Historical Terms) a member of the fascist National Socialist German Workers' Party, which was founded in 1919 and seized political control in Germany in 1933 under Adolf Hitler
17. derogatory anyone who thinks or acts like a Nazi, esp showing racism, brutality, etc
    derogatory
18. (Historical Terms) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Nazis
19. a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
20. (often l.c.) a person elsewhere who holds similar views.

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Examples

“The most prominent and well-known nazi was Adolf Hitler.”

“I tried to get into the club, but the door nazi threw me out.”

“Taiwan fears Xi Jinping has been inspired by Adolf Hitler's tactics, and is calling on our federal government to take action, warning a Chinese invasion would allow Beijing to rule the world by weaponising its computer chip industry. The Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister compared the sector to the Czech armaments which boosted the capability of the Nazis in World War II.”

“Indeed, some have seen echoes of the work of the Nazis’ “crown jurist” and political theorist, Carl Schmitt, in the Trump administration’s domestic policies, particularly his doctrine of “the exception”, which can be used to suspend certain constitutional rights.”

“She's a total grammar Nazi.”

“All this requires some very careful unpacking, for obviously, Dr. Bosse is “speaking Nazi with the Bormann dialect.””

“He must write and speak “Nazi”, which is essentially anti-scientific' (Schreiber 1935a: 79). Falk Ruttke's presentation was illustrative in this sense. Ruttke was a member of the Reich Committee for Public Health Policy, as well as a member of the Advisory Board for Population and Racial Policy at the Reich Interior Ministry. Ruttke told the participants that after Hitler's accession to power, the 'knowledge of genetic laws was invoked towards the creation of a healthy race,...'”

“What is pertinent is that it was possible to effectively speak Nazi to Nazis and then become an “innocent nationalist” during the Cold War. Kubiiovych's truth, if any, was that he mastered both. Pragmatism and brutality thus meshed seamlessly. For Kubiiovych, developing the Ukrainian cooperative system under Germans would not only strengthen the Ukrainian economy but also protect Ukrainian peasants from Jewish exploitation.”

“In Hitler's Own Words: Shut up, Yank — learn to speak NAZI!”

“He pushed aside his ponytailed minion and stepped right up to Tank, who gave him a perplexed look as he barked a few words in guttural German. “I don't speak Nazi,” Tank said.”

““This is all sounding very pretty, Shaw,” Spencer checks his watch. “But how about you share what's being said for the rest of us who don't speak Nazi.””

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