neo-Nazi

noun

: a member of a group espousing the programs and policies of Hitler's Nazis
neo-Nazi adjective
neo-Nazism noun

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Last year, it was revealed that members of the AfD had met with German and Austrian leaders associated with the far right and neo-Nazis to discuss plans for mass deportation if AfD gains more political power, and members of the party have been monitored by the country’s intelligence agencies. Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025 Acts of mass violence are the province of neo-Nazis, misogynists, incels and other far-right extremists, the activists said — not Antifa. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025 Typically of these groups, the neo-Nazis quarreled over something — dogma, money, tactics — and shed some members. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Diverging from the popular makeover show model of switching up subjects each episode, season three of the heartwarming series splits its time between two hotbeds of drag bans, Tennessee and Oklahoma, where the new queens take on neo-Nazis, church elders and one particularly patronizing dad. Elaina Patton, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for neo-Nazi 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neo-Nazi was in 1938

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“Neo-Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neo-Nazi. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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