Reichsheini

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German

Etymology

From Reich +‎ -s- +‎ Heini (Harry, Hank”, also “git, twerp). Himmler was unpopular, even among many Nazis, because of his schoolmasterish and puritanical manners.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌhaɪ̯ni/
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Proper noun

der Reichsheini m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Reichsheinis or des Reichsheini)

  1. (history, humorous, derogatory) nickname of Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS

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