Etymology

Sieg Heil

Today it means: The greeting Sieg Heil, used by the Nazis, and by neo-Nazis and people comparing others to Nazis today. Full definition →

German Sieg Heil
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  1. German · borrowed fromSieg Heil
  2. English todaySieg Heil

Unadapted borrowing from German Sieg Heil, from Sieg (“victory”) + Heil, a common chant at political rallies in Nazi Germany, translating as “victory brings salvation” or alternatively as “salvation [to] victory” on the model of Heil Hitler.

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