Hitler Channel

Hitler Channel proper noun: the American television channel History.

Proper noun

the Hitler Channel

(derogatory, humorous, informal) The American television channel History.
- Whenever Martin was home, he’d flip around and invariably end up on the History Channel, watching some World War II documentary. I called it the Hitler Channel, since it always featured a Nazi rally or tanks moving on Poland.[…]When we got back to our fairy-tale building in Brooklyn, I cooked and...2004, Helene Stapinski, Baby Plays Around: A Love Affair, with Music, Villard Books, →ISBN, pages 93 and 99
- The children were all tucked in, the dog had been taken for his walk, he was just going to settle down and watch the Hitler channel, (his pet name for The History Channel.)2009, Hubert L. Bird, chapter 8, in The Temple of Solomon, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 101

I didn't mind the Hitler Channel, really.2004, Helene Stapinski, Baby Plays Around: A Love Affair, with Music, Villard Books, →ISBN, pages 93 and 99:
“My grandma had the TV set permanently on the Hitler Channel this summer,” she told me.2012, Anna Jarzab, The Opposite of Hallelujah, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 50:

From the large number of World War II documentaries aired on the channel before the creation of the sister network Military History.

What does Hitler Channel mean?: Hitler Channel means the American television channel History.
How do you use Hitler Channel in a sentence?: I didn't mind the Hitler Channel, really.
What part of speech is Hitler Channel?: Hitler Channel is a proper noun.

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