Definitions

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  • phrase A common chant at political rallies in Nazi Germany, meaning roughly "Hail Victory!"
  • phrase An evocation of the memory of the German Third Reich and Adolf Hitler.

Etymologies

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From German Sieg ("victory") + Heil ("hail")

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Examples

  • Even though, the Turkish Ali rooted for the German national team against his homeland throughout the match, Walraff "as Turk" was pelted with cigarette stubs and cries of "Sieg Heil" and "Turk, Go Home!"

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  • When Bush invaded Iraq and the journalists were told to "Sieg Heil" or face accusations of being unpatriotic, no one uttered a peep in protest.

    When Put-downs = Punditry 2009

  • Banging drums and shouting "Sieg Heil," they commemorated the death of one of their leaders.

    When Neo-Nazis Run Free 2008

  • The white supremacists, many of them wearing flack helmets and military fatigue uniforms, shouted "Sieg Heil" before each of their speakers took the podium to taunt counter-protesters with racial, anti-Semitic and misogynistic epithets.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • The white supremacists, many of them wearing flack helmets and military fatigue uniforms, shouted "Sieg Heil" before each of their speakers took the podium to taunt counter-protesters with racial, anti-Semitic and misogynistic epithets.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • "It was an original speech by Adolf Hitler which ended with the phrase 'Sieg Heil'," police spokesman Ruediger Carstens said, adding that the man also had a picture of Hitler standing in front of a swastika on his phone.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • "It was an original speech by Adolf Hitler which ended with the phrase 'Sieg Heil'," police spokesman Ruediger Carstens said, adding that the man also had a picture of Hitler standing in front of a swastika on his phone.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Austria after going on an organised visit to a former concentration camp, dressed in black T-shirts proclaiming "I love the Nazis", and giving the "Sieg Heil" salute in front of the entrance to a gas chamber.

    Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • The white supremacists, many of them wearing flack helmets and black military fatigue uniforms, shouted "Sieg Heil" before each of their speakers took the podium to taunt counter-protesters with racial, anti-Semitic and misogynistic epithets.

    Bossip Bossip Staff 2010

  • "Jesse has a long surfboard with a full-length picture of Adolf Hitler doing the 'Sieg Heil' salute, along with a swastika, in his office," explained the insider.

    The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public Amy Judd 2010

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