Godwin
English edit
Etymology edit
The component -win is from Old English wine.
The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author.
Proper noun edit
Godwin
- A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Godwin (plural Godwins)
- (informal) An inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion.
- John Timmer (2008-09-25), “A biologist reviews an evolution textbook from the ID camp”, in arstechnica.com[1]: “Presumably, because the institute producing the book promotes the idea that evolution isn't science, but an ideology, one that their fellows have pulled a Godwin on and attempted to tie to Nazism.”