Sieg Heil Definition & Meaning

American

British

Examples

Sieg heil American [zeek hahyl] / zik ˈhaɪl /

interjection

German.

1. hail to victory: a salute used by the Nazis.

Sieg Heil British / ziːk hail /

1. hail to victory: a Nazi salute, often accompanied by the raising of the right arm

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Example Sentences

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Perhaps Musk wasn’t throwing up a deliberate sieg heil; he is notoriously physically awkward, throwing his limbs around in ways that are often outside of the normal range of human movement.

From Slate

Claire Aubin, a historian who specializes in Nazism within the United States, said Musk's gesture was a "sieg heil", or Nazi salute.

From BBC

"The Man in the High Castle's" debut poster, for example, features the Statue of Liberty performing the Sieg Heil salute.

From Salon

Hitler giving a Sieg Heil salute with a bass strapped across his chest?

From Los Angeles Times

Arden wisely counteracts this by filling the production with deft flourishes that compound American hatred across centuries: A salute by Confederate soldiers’ is slowed down so that their outstretched arms resemble a Sieg Heil salute; Roan and Dorsey’s fishing rods in one scene whip down like switches; revelers crack open Bud Lights in their final celebration.

From New York Times

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