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Brownshirt

noun

Etymology

Calque of German Braunhemd, the nickname for a member of the Sturmabteilung, in reference to their brown uniforms. Equivalent to brown + shirt.

  1. inherited from *skurtijǭ✻ — “a short garment, skirt, apron”
  2. inherited from *skurtijā✻
  3. inherited from sċyrte
  4. inherited from sherte
  5. compounded as brownshirt — “brown + shirt”

Definitions

  1. A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the…

    A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the Sturmabteilung.

  2. Any member of a fascist party

    Any member of a fascist party; any person accused of being neofascist or neo-Nazi.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA