Brownshirt

== English == === Alternative forms === brownshirt, Brown shirt, brown shirt === Etymology === Calque of German Braunhemd, the nickname for a member of the Sturmabteilung, in reference to their brown uniforms. Equivalent to brown +‎ shirt. === Noun === Brownshirt (plural Brownshirts) (historical) A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the Sturmabteilung. Any member of a fascist party; any person accused of being neofascist or neo-Nazi. ==== Derived terms ==== digital brownshirt ==== Related terms ==== Blackshirt, Blueshirt, greenshirt ==== Translations ====