Definder - what does the word mean?

What is brownshirts?

Employees of the Tax Credits Office of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Derived both from their role as enforcers for Gordon Brown, and their enthusiastic embracing of Social Justice & Human Rights values not seen since the fall of Nazi Germany.

'I don't believe it, love - the Brownshirts have just phoned demanding we pay all last years Tax Credits back or they'll take us to court'

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brownshirts - video


Brownshirts - what is it?

Slang for a Nazi or fascist pig. Derived from the brown shirts worn by the Sturm Abteiling (SA). Brown was the color of the Nazi party in the 20's and 30's, much as red and blue are respectively associated with the Republican and Democratic parties in the US now.

Side note - the Schutzstaffel (SS) primarily wore black uniforms.

Nazi: "I love Hitler. Mexicans suck."
Punk: "Fuckin' brownshirts. Let's bust some heads."
Mexican: "Hell yeah."

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What does "brownshirts" mean?

Nazi, especially a storm trooper (Schutzstaffel, or the SS), often noted for violence, aggression and brutality.

Some police officers behave like brownshirts and thugs.

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Brownshirts - what does it mean?

Slang for Nazi, often used to denote rightwing extremists.

Damn brownshirts are spamming the boards with their paranoid crap.

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Brownshirts - meaning

fascist. derived from the brown uniforms of the nazi SS.

some pesky brownshirts tried to burn a cross on my lawn.

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Brownshirts - definition

Originally used to describe the original members of the Nazi Party who would wear brown uniforms to meetings and events before Hitler came to power.

Now used as a derogatory term for police, FBI or other law enforcement agents or anyone in authority.

Hide the stash man here come the brownshirts.

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