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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| Brownshirt | noun | general | not uncommon | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| Nazi; a Nazi storm trooper; a German fascist party member / army troop from 1933 to 1945 famous for hostility, violence, and brutality; someone who resembles a Nazi storm trooper. | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| Under Adolph Hitler the Brownshirts ran wild. | ||||
| Note: Usually with a capital B. when referring to a member of a German fascist party. | ||||