Heil Hitler

English

Etymology

From German Heil Hitler.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /haɪl ˈhɪtlɚ/

Interjection

Heil Hitler

1. Used as a reference to Hitler and Nazism; depending on context it can imply support for Nazi ideas or it can imply that the person one is talking to resembles a Nazi.

Derived terms

• HH (initialism) → 88, 1488

See also

• Hail Mary
• Sieg Heil

German

Etymology

From Heil + Hitler, literally meaning "good health to Hitler", 1920s.

Interjection

Heil Hitler

1. (Nazism, proscribed) hello; Heil Hitler

Usage notes

• The greeting is usally accompanied by the Nazi salute.
• Heil Hitler became a salute of the Nazi Party in the 1920s. Later, it was made obligatory to all Germans in Nazi Germany (the Third Reich). After World War 2, the public use of any form of the Hitler salute was criminalized in Germany and Austria. In Germany, it is punishable by up to three years in prison (§ 86a StGB).

See also

• Hitlergruß
• Berg Heil (cp. Bergheil n), Ski Heil (Skiheil)
• Heil Moskau, Heil Stalin
• Petri Heil, Weidmanns Heil (Waidmanns Heil, Weidmannsheil; cp. Weidmannsheil n)
• Sieg Heil