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English
Etymology
From German Heil Hitler.
Pronunciation
Interjection
Heil Hitler
- Used as a reference to Hitler and Nazism; depending on context it can imply support for Nazi ideas or it can imply that the person one is talking to resembles a Nazi.
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German
Etymology
From Heil + Hitler, literally, “good health to Hitler”, 1920s.
Pronunciation
Interjection
Heil Hitler
- (Nazism, see usage notes) hello; Heil Hitler
Usage notes
- The greeting is usually accompanied by the Nazi salute.
- Heil Hitler became a salute of the Nazi Party in the 1920s. Later, it was made obligatory to all Germans in Nazi Germany (the Third Reich). After World War II, the public use of any form of the Hitler salute was criminalized in Germany and Austria. In Germany, it is punishable by up to three years in prison (§ 86a StGB).
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