Brownshirt

Meaning

1. Any member of a fascist party; any person accused of being neofascist or neo-Nazi.
2. A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the Sturmabteilung.

Etymology / origin

Calque of German Braunhemd, the nickname for a member of the Sturmabteilung, in reference to their brown uniforms. Equivalent to brown + shirt.

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