English Explanatory Dictionary

Godwin's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. An adage that asserts that any Usenet discussion will eventually mention the Nazis or Adolf Hitler.
  2. An adage that asserts that the first person in an argument (usually in an online comment thread or forum) to mention the Nazis or Adolf Hitler has lost.
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  1. Alternative letter-case form of Godwin's law.

Word forms

Godwin's law

Etymology

Named after American attorney and author Mike Godwin (1956–).

Related words

reductio ad Hitlerum
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