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brownshirt 

Slang for Nazi, often used to denote rightwing extremists.
Damn brownshirts are spamming the boards with their paranoid crap.
brownshirt by Anonymous July 26, 2003

brownshirt 

Nazi, especially a storm trooper (Schutzstaffel, or the SS), often noted for violence, aggression and brutality.
Some police officers behave like brownshirts and thugs.
brownshirt by The Thinker September 25, 2006

Brownshirt 

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."
Word of the Day on January 12, 2026

Blue-haired Brownshirt

A description used to identify someone who appears alternative and/or queer aesthetically , but rather than being accepting, scolds and morally polices their friends to the point of pushing them away because of unrealistic “moral purity” standards, which in their eyes makes said friends “bad people”. Also, will support policing free speech and other civil liberties because of their aversion to any social discomfort.
Friend 1: my roommate, Grey had an absolute hissy fit and broke my work computer because I’m required to use ai at my job, now I can’t get paid and we’re gonna both get evicted

Friend 2: I feel bad for not saying anything earlier, because when you had me over they said some pretty asinine and divisive things about Dolly Parton, but since I know all the work she’s done for people I figured they were just a blue-haired Brownshirt.
Blue-haired Brownshirt by Mom2who September 1, 2026

brown shirt 

Soldiers in Hitler's storm trooper army, SA during the Nazi regime. They were called this because of the colored shirts they wore.
To call someone a brown shirt is to call them a Nazi soldier, usually hinting that they oppose human rights or freedom. This is a very serious insult, and in forums is used to Flame someone.
Hitler used many different forces to accomplish his goals when he rose to power. One of these forces were the SA, or Storm Troopers. The SA soldiers were called Brown Shirts.

"I don't like how that guy disagrees with my philosophy on <idea>. I'm going to call him a Brown Shirt so people associate him with Nazis, and his ideas are disregarded."
brown shirt by Bigscarymonster November 21, 2006

brownsmith 

brown⋅smith  {broun-smith}
–noun

1. a person who makes costume, props, accessories, furniture, etc from cardboard.
2. a person who crafts objects of cardboard.

-may use hot glue or duct tape to engineer their creation.

Origin:

July 16,2009; Livingston, NJ
Can you believe that Optimus Prime costume is made from cardboard, whoever is inside must be a great brownsmith.
brownsmith by OUTATIME1290 July 17, 2009
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
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Larpenomics

When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flex cash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.
Andrew Tate has mastered the field of larpenomics
Larpenomics by Rbois09 October 21, 2026
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Palmela Handerson 

Your hand that you masturbate with.
Girlfriend: What are you going to do for the next week while I'm on holiday?

Boyfriend: Have a visit from Palmela Handerson of course!
Word of the Day on October 20, 2026
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