black shirt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak shurt]
- /blæk ʃɜrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak shurt]
- /blæk ʃɜrt/

Definitions of black shirt words

noun black shirt a member of any fascist organization (specif., the former Italian Fascist party) with a black-shirted uniform 3
noun black shirt a member of a fascist organization, especially the Italian Fascist militia, wearing a black shirt as part of the uniform. 1

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Origin of black shirt

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Black shirt

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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black shirt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

black shirt usage trend in Literature

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