sieg heil
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
The greeting Sieg Heil, used by the Nazis, and by neo-Nazis and people comparing others to Nazis today.
noun
Ellipsis of Sieg Heil salute (“Nazi salute”).
Example Sentences
- ""Ti-to! Ti-to! Ti-to!" has exactly the same rhythm and resonance as "Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!" at the Nazi demonstrations, or "Du-ce! Du-ce! Du-ce!" in Fascist Italy."
- "All of a sudden a number of the militant homosexuals stood up, raised their hands in a Nazi-style salute and began to chant "Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil!" Everyone in the room was paralyzed. How could they accuse us — those who suffered and died in the Holocaust — of being Nazis?"
- "Tear gas floated into the Hilton, up the air vents, and into the suite of the vice president, who was preparing his acceptance speech. On the street, chanting: "Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil," and "The Whole World Is Watching.""
- "And so, sometimes, did their direct effects. At many skinhead concerts, bands led fans in swastika flag-waving and chants of Sieg Heil!"
- "Then a few voices started to chant "Sieg heil! Sieg heil!", and these were joined by more voices, and gradually the whole assembly rose to its feet."
- "The omnious vast regimented rallies we have all seen on television, with adoring crowds shouting Sieg heil! and saluting in unison, were now a feature of German social life. In 1933 Hitler was in a position to seize power."