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in the original German

in the original German prepositional phrase: said mostly on social media (usually Twitter) with regard to genocidal, racist, anti-Semitic, or totalitarian rhetoric interpreted as being reminiscent of Nazi Germany.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (figuratively, offensive) Said mostly on social media (usually Twitter) with regard to genocidal, racist, anti-Semitic, or totalitarian rhetoric interpreted as being reminiscent of Nazi Germany.

Origin of in the original German

Said in reference to the propaganda and policies advocated by the Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler. First used by American journalist Molly Ivins in reaction to conservative political commentator Pat Buchanan's "Culture war" speech at the Republican National Convention in 1992.

Questions about in the original German

What does in the original German mean?
In the original German means said mostly on social media (usually Twitter) with regard to genocidal, racist, anti-Semitic, or totalitarian rhetoric interpreted as being reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
What part of speech is in the original German?
In the original German is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the original German in the dictionary

  1. in the nuddy
  2. in the nude
  3. in the offing
  4. in the old times
  5. in the open
  6. in the original German
  7. in the oven
  8. in the palm of one's hand
  9. in the pay of
  10. in the person of
  11. in the picture

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: in the original German (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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