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little Eichmann

little Eichmann noun: someone who is like the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann; someone who seems ordinary but does evil as a member of an immoral or evil entity or system.

Noun

little Eichmann (plural little Eichmanns)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Someone who is like the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann; someone who seems ordinary but does evil as a member of an immoral or evil entity or system.
    • Russian journalist Andrei Zhukov's work in Soviet archives produced a list of over 40,000 little Eichmanns who acted as willing, if not enthusiastic, executioners.2018, Paul M. Cole, POW/MIA Accounting: Volume I – Searching for America’s Missing Servicemen in the Soviet Union, Springer, →ISBN, page 843

Forms of little Eichmann

plurallittle Eichmanns

Origin of little Eichmann

Named after Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann, who claimed his acts during the Holocaust was just following superior orders.

Questions about little Eichmann

What does little Eichmann mean?
Little Eichmann means someone who is like the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann; someone who seems ordinary but does evil as a member of an immoral or evil entity or system.
What part of speech is little Eichmann?
Little Eichmann is a noun.
What is the plural of little Eichmann?
The plural of little Eichmann is little Eichmanns.

Words near little Eichmann in the dictionary

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  10. little emperor syndrome
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