brownshirt

brown·shirt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [broun-shurt]
- /ˈbraʊnˌʃɜrt/
- /brˈaʊnʃɜːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun-shurt]
- /ˈbraʊnˌʃɜrt/

Definitions of brownshirt word

noun brownshirt Nazi stormtrooper 3
noun brownshirt a storm trooper in Nazi Germany 3
noun brownshirt any Nazi; Hitlerite 3
noun brownshirt a Nazi. 1
noun brownshirt a Nazi storm trooper. 1
noun brownshirt Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt. 0

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Origin of brownshirt

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35; brown + shirt so called from the color of the shirt worn as part of the uniform

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Parts of speech for Brownshirt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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brownshirt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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