Totenkopf

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noun

A death's head used as a military emblem.

OriginGerman Totenkopf →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisWorld War IIEllipsis of 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.
nounTotenkopf (plural Totenkopfs)

plural Totenkopfs

  1. governmentA death's head used as a military emblem.

    The officer who cut off Rachabalizoda’s ear had military patches including a far-right Totenkopf (dead person’s head) previously worn by Nazi SS units.

    2024 March 25, Andrew Roth, Pjotr Sauer, “Russia lauding torture was unthinkable – now it is proud to do so”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2024

Origin

  1. GermanTotenkopf
  2. EnglishTotenkopf

Borrowed from German Totenkopf (literally “dead person's head”).

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APA

Totenkopf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Totenkopf

MLA

“Totenkopf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Totenkopf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Totenkopf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Totenkopf.

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