Heil Hitler
English
Etymology
From German Heil Hitler (literally “good health to Hitler”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /haɪl ˈhɪtlɚ/
Interjection
Heil Hitler
- Used as a reference to Hitler and Nazism; depending on context it can imply support for Nazi ideas or it can imply that the person one is talking to resembles a Nazi.
- 2008 February 10, Vince Gilligan, directed by Adam Bernstein, Breaking Bad, season 1, episode 3, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul (actors):
- Jesse Pinkman: Yo kiss my pink ass man, I didn't ask for any of this! Alright, how am I supposed to live here now, huh?! My whole house smells like toe cheese and dry cleaning.
Walter White: Because, you didn't follow my instructions!
Jesse Pinkman: Oh well Heil Hitler bitch!
Derived terms
Related terms
German
Etymology
From Heil + Hitler, literally, “good health to Hitler”, 1920s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haɪ̯l ˈhɪtlɐ/
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Interjection
- (Nazism, see usage notes) hello; Heil Hitler
Usage notes
- The greeting is usually accompanied by the Nazi salute.
- Heil Hitler became a salute of the Nazi Party in the 1920s. Later, it was made obligatory to all Germans in Nazi Germany (the Third Reich). After World War II, the public use of any form of the Hitler salute was criminalized in Germany and Austria. In Germany, it is punishable by up to three years in prison (§ 86a StGB).
See also
- Hitlergruß
- Berg Heil (cp. Bergheil n), Ski Heil (Skiheil)
- Heil Moskau, Heil Stalin
- Petri Heil, Weidmanns Heil (Waidmanns Heil, Weidmannsheil; cp. Weidmannsheil n)
- Sieg Heil