Sieg Heil

Sieg Heil interjection: the greeting Sieg Heil, used by the Nazis, and by neo-Nazis and people comparing others to Nazis today. Also the ellipsis of Sieg Heil salute.

Interjection

Sieg Heil

(historical) The greeting Sieg Heil, used by the Nazis, and by neo-Nazis and people comparing others to Nazis today.
- "Ti-to! Ti-to! Ti-to!" has exactly the same rhythm and resonance as "Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!" at the Nazi demonstrations, or "Du-ce! Du-ce! Du-ce!" in Fascist Italy.[1971, Sydney Morrell, Spheres of Influence, page 216
- All of a sudden a number of the militant homosexuals stood up, raised their hands in a Nazi-style salute and began to chant "Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil!" Everyone in the room was paralyzed. How could they accuse us — those who suffered and died in the Holocaust — of being Nazis?1991, James Davison Hunter, Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America, page 16

Verb

Sieg Heil (third-person singular simple present Sieg Heils, present participle Sieg Heiling, simple past and past participle Sieg Heiled)

(intransitive) To perform a Nazi salute, often while chanting Sieg Heil.
- (It’s worth noting that the video Musk posted of his speech did not show Musk performing the gesture head-on—it cut away to the crowd; a C-SPAN clip shows it in full, though.) Eventually, he will almost certainly deny that he Sieg heiled.^([sic])2025 January 20, Charlie Warzel, “Did He? Elon Musk either had a slipped-mask moment, or is supremely awkward.”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly...

Also used as

Sieg Heil is also the ellipsis of Sieg Heil salute.

Sieg Heil meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Persian

Sieg Heil in Arabic

Nazi greeting: زِيج هَايْل zīg hāyl

Sieg Heil in Persian

Nazi greeting: درود بر پیروزی dorôd bar pirôzi

Examples of Sieg Heil in a sentence

On the street, chanting: "Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil," and "The Whole World Is Watching."1995, Terry H. Anderson, The Movement and The Sixties, page 224:
At many skinhead concerts, bands led fans in swastika flag-waving and chants of Sieg Heil!2002, John Rodden, Repainting the Little Red Schoolhouse: A History of Eastern German Education, page 202:
Then a few voices started to chant "Sieg heil!2004, Paul Taylor, Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics, page 101:
The omnious vast regimented rallies we have all seen on television, with adoring crowds shouting Sieg heil! and saluting in unison, were now a feature of German social life.2007 October 8, Harry Davis, Palace of Crystal, Arena books, →ISBN:

Forms of Sieg Heil

Noun
plural	Sieg Heils
Verb
third-person singular present	Sieg Heils
present participle	Sieg Heiling
past participle	Sieg Heiled
past	Sieg Heiled
alternative form	sieg-heil
alternative form	sieg heil

Origin of Sieg Heil

Unadapted borrowing from German Sieg Heil, from Sieg (“victory”) + Heil, a common chant at political rallies in Nazi Germany, translating as “victory brings salvation” or alternatively as “salvation [to] victory” on the model of Heil Hitler.

Words formed from Sieg Heil

Sieg Heil salute

Questions about Sieg Heil

What does Sieg Heil mean?: Sieg Heil means the greeting Sieg Heil, used by the Nazis, and by neo-Nazis and people comparing others to Nazis today.
What is Sieg Heil in Hindi?: Sieg Heil in Hindi is ज़ीग हाइल (zīg hāil). See Sieg Heil meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Sieg Heil in a sentence?: On the street, chanting: "Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil," and "The Whole World Is Watching."
What part of speech is Sieg Heil?: Sieg Heil can be an interjection or a verb.

Words near Sieg Heil in the dictionary

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