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Alligator Auschwitz

Alligator Auschwitz proper noun: alligator Alcatraz.

Proper noun

Alligator Auschwitz

  1. (US, neologism, slang) Alligator Alcatraz
    • Within hours of the first news reports, folks at Bluesky were calling it “Alligator Auschwitz.”[2025 June 30, Joan Walsh, “The Abominable Sadism of “Alligator Auschwitz””, in The Nation, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2026
    • “Call it what it is,” several have demanded: “Alligator Auschwitz.” Some other media outlets have already taken to parroting the Auschwitz nickname. ¶ Let me be clear: I will not call it that. ¶ Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Alcatraz” moniker may be gaslighting political schtick, but Auschwitz is a place...2025 July 23, Scott Maxwell, “Don’t call it ‘Alligator Auschwitz.’ But do get angry”, in Orlando Sentinel, page A.3

Questions about Alligator Auschwitz

What does Alligator Auschwitz mean?
Alligator Auschwitz means alligator Alcatraz.
What part of speech is Alligator Auschwitz?
Alligator Auschwitz is a proper noun.

Words near Alligator Auschwitz in the dictionary

  1. alligation medial
  2. alligations
  3. alligator
  4. alligator apple
  5. alligator apples
  6. Alligator Auschwitz
  7. alligator clamp
  8. alligator clamps
  9. alligator clip
  10. alligator clips
  11. alligator fish

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