hitle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From reductio ad Hitlerum, or a pun based on the present tense being spelled like the name Hitler.

Verb

hitle (present tense hitler, past tense hitla or hitlet, past participle hitla or hitlet)

1. (slang) To attempt to win an argument by comparing one's opponents to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From reductio ad Hitlerum, or as a pun from Norwegian Bokmål, where the present tense is spelled like the name Hitler.

Verb

hitle (present tense hitlar, past tense hitla, past participle hitla, passive infinitive hitlast, present participle hitlande, imperative hitle/hitl)

1. (slang) To attempt to win an argument by comparing one's opponents to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis.

Derived terms

• hitling