Meanings
Amerika1
- derogatorygovernmentAmerica, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
Steal This Book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is Amerika.
1971, Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book, page 41 more example
CARL WITTMAN From Refugees from Amerika: A Gay Manifesto 1969 If the gay liberation movement began on the East Coast with the Stonewall riots, it began on the West Coast with the publication of "Refugees from Amerika."
2008 April 30, Zoe Trodd, American Protest Literature, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 444
Amerika2
- A female given name, variant of America.
[…] As far as he could determine, the victim had been stealing from Amerika in order to support his crystal habit. The victim had also been Amerika's lover and had lived in the carraca with her.
2008, Sam Warren, Tales from the Tijuana Jails, Bookwarren Publishing Servi, →ISBN, page 203
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- GermanAmerika
- EnglishAmerika
From German Amerika, in imitation of the German-speaking Nazis.
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