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playing the Nazi card

playing the Nazi card is the present participle of play the Nazi card.

Meaning of play the Nazi card

Verb

play the Nazi card (third-person singular simple present plays the Nazi card, present participle playing the Nazi card, simple past and past participle played the Nazi card)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To invoke the reductio ad Hitlerum argument in a dialogue or debate.

Questions about playing the Nazi card

What is playing the Nazi card the present participle of?
Playing the Nazi card is the present participle of play the Nazi card.

Words near playing the Nazi card in the dictionary

  1. playing the man
  2. playing the man and not the ball
  3. playing the man not the ball
  4. playing the man, not the ball
  5. playing the mischief with
  6. playing the Nazi card
  7. playing the odds
  8. playing the ponies
  9. playing the race card
  10. playing the same tape
  11. playing the skin flute

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