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)

1. A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the Sturmabteilung.
2. 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)
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• Polish: brunatna koszula (pl) f
• Portuguese: camisa-parda m, camisa-marrom m, camisa-castanha m
• Serbo-Croatian: смеђекошуљаш m (smeđekošuljaš)