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plays the Nazi card

plays the Nazi card is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays the Nazi card

What is plays the Nazi card the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays the Nazi card is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play the Nazi card.

Words near plays the Nazi card in the dictionary

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

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