Etymology

stab-in-the-back myth

Today it means: Any denialist myth misattributing failure to internal betrayal. Full definition →

German Dolchstoßlegende
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  1. German · calque ofDolchstoßlegende
  2. English todaystab-in-the-back myth

Calque of German Dolchstoßlegende.

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