Brownshirt

See also: brownshirt and Brown Shirt

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Brownshirt (plural Brownshirts)

A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the Sturmabteilung.
Any member of a fascist party; any fascist or neo-Nazi.

Alternative forms

brownshirt, Brown shirt, brown shirt

Derived terms

digital brownshirt

Related terms

Blackshirt, Blueshirt, Greenshirt

Translations

a uniformed member of the Nazi party

Danish: brunskjorte c
German: Braunhemd (de) n
Japanese: 突撃隊員 (totsugekitaiin)

Polish: brunatna koszula (pl) f
Portuguese: camisa-parda m, camisa-marrom m, camisa-castanha m
Serbo-Croatian: смеђекошуљаш m (smeđekošuljaš)

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