jackboot
Meanings
noun
- A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
- The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy.
verb
- To stamp on with a jackboot.
- To march in jackboots.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Old French jaque (“coat of mail”).
Related words
Derived words
Previous
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.