What does "nazi" mean?
Alternative form of Nazi.
Nazi
/ˈnɑːtsi/ adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative form of Nazi.
- Grammar: nazi is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: authoritarian, bigot, extremist, fascist.
- Useful contrasts: Nazi opponent, anti Nazi, democrat.
- Usage evidence: Shiva Nazi doesn't have any photos yet.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Nazi. alt-of, alternative
"The most prominent and well-known nazi was Adolf Hitler."
- 2 A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). historical
"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."
- 3 a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party wordnet
- 4 One who advocates neo-Nazism, or a similarly fascist, racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, ethnic supremacist, or ultranationalist ideology; a neo-Nazi. colloquial
- 5 derogatory term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc. wordnet
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- 6 One who imposes their views on others; one who is unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict. (also frequently uncapitalised: nazi) derogatory, offensive, slang, sometimes, usually
"She's a total grammar Nazi."
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of Nazi. alt-of, alternative
"Auschwitz was a nazi concentration camp."
- 2 Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally. historical
- 3 Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally.; Of or pertaining to the Third Reich. historical
"They have good reason to fear them too, for their machine gun strafing, their rockets, and their bombs knock out Nazi bridges, trucks, tanks, and kill them by the score."
- 4 Domineering, totalitarian, or intolerant. broadly
Adjective
- 1 relating to a form of socialism wordnet
- 2 relating to or consistent with or typical of the ideology and practice of Nazism or the Nazis wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The language (ideological jargon) of Nazis.
"All this requires some very careful unpacking, for obviously, Dr. Bosse is “speaking Nazi with the Bormann dialect.”"
- 2 The German language. derogatory, offensive, rare
"In Hitler's Own Words: Shut up, Yank — learn to speak NAZI!"
Synonyms
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Example
"Shiva Nazi doesn't have any photos yet."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "nazi"?
Common synonyms include: authoritarian, bigot, extremist, fascist, german nazi, hitlerian.
How do you use "nazi" in a sentence?
Shiva Nazi doesn't have any photos yet.
How do you pronounce "nazi"?
Pronounced /ˈnɑːtsi/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
See Nazi.
Etymology 2
1930, from German Nazi, a clipping of Nationalsozialist (“National Socialist”) (1924), earlier attestation (1903) as shortening of national-sozial), since in German the nati- in national /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/ is approximately pronounced Nazi [ˈnäːtsi]; compare the parallel pejorative terms Sozi (“socialist, social democrat”), Kozi (“commie, commo, communist”). A homonymic term Nazi was in use before the rise of the NSDAP in Bavaria as a pet name for Ignaz and (by extension from that) a derogatory word for a backwards peasant, which may have influenced the use of that abbreviation by the Nazis' opponents and its avoidance by the Nazis themselves.