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go Godwin

go Godwin verb: to invoke Adolf Hitler or Nazism in an argument, thereby fulfilling Godwin's law.

Verb

go Godwin (third-person singular simple present goes Godwin, present participle going Godwin, simple past went Godwin, past participle gone Godwin)

  1. (Internet) To invoke Adolf Hitler or Nazism in an argument, thereby fulfilling Godwin's law.
    • In 20-plus years online, I don't believe I've ever seen someone go Godwin on the very first post.2008 December 16, Ed Bott, “A new record for Godwin's Law”, in ZDNET, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025
    • Godwin's Law is important because it shows the cost of attaching baggage to your arguments. I think that if you can argue that something is bad by invoking Hitler, you can argue that something is bad without invoking Hitler. It's not just that going Godwin is tacky. It is, or should be, a sign of...2013 December 30, beat, “Archived copy”, in Hacker News, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025

Forms of go Godwin

third-person singular presentgoes Godwin
present participlegoing Godwin
pastwent Godwin
past participlegone Godwin

Origin of go Godwin

Refers to Godwin's law.

Questions about go Godwin

What does go Godwin mean?
Go Godwin means to invoke Adolf Hitler or Nazism in an argument, thereby fulfilling Godwin's law.
What part of speech is go Godwin?
Go Godwin is a verb.
What is the past tense of go Godwin?
The past tense of go Godwin is went Godwin.

Words near go Godwin in the dictionary

  1. go fuck yourself sideways
  2. go gaga over
  3. go Galt
  4. go gentle into that good night
  5. go get 'em
  6. go Godwin
  7. go gold
  8. go great guns
  9. go green
  10. go H.A.M.
  11. go half and half

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