neo-Nazi

noun

neo-Na·​zi ˌnē-ō-ˈnät-sē How to pronounce neo-Nazi (audio) -ˈnat- How to pronounce neo-Nazi (audio)
: a member of a group espousing the programs and policies of Hitler's Nazis
neo-Nazi adjective
neo-Nazism
ˌnē-ō-ˈnät-ˌsi-zəm How to pronounce neo-Nazi (audio)
-ˈnat-
noun

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In 2017, internet trolls disrupted an anti-racist art installation with neo-Nazi chants and messily downed jugs of milk to accentuate their white identity. — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 It was quickly found to heavily cite an infamous neo-Nazi forum as a source of information, desperately tried to paint Tesla’s Cybertruck as a successful and desirable electric pickup truck, and validated Musk’s favorite conspiracy theories. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026 Today’s Patriot Front reminds me of Frank Collin, the neo-Nazi leader who famously waged a legal battle in the late 1970s for the right to march in Skokie, a Chicago suburb with a heavily Jewish population. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 How much has Mike Collins paid neo-Nazi David Alan Scheer and is Scheer still based on Collins' property? — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for neo-Nazi

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First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neo-Nazi was in 1938

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“Neo-Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neo-Nazi. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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