Nazi bar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Popularized by a July 2020 tweet by Michael B. Tager (@IamRageSparkle) explaining how he had once witnessed a bartender expell a non-disruptive customer whose "vest … was all nazi shit" because "you have to nip it in the bud immediately. These guys come in and it's always a nice, polite one. And you serve them because you don't want to cause a scene. And then they become a regular and after awhile they bring a friend. And that dude is cool too. And then THEY bring friends and the friends bring friends and they stop being cool and then you realize, oh shit, this is a Nazi bar now.["]
Meanings
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(Internet) A space in which bigots or extremists have come to dominate due to a lack of moderation or by moderators wishing to remain neutral or avoid conflict.
I’d venture to say this is especially important reading for those of us who formed our opinions on this topic before the New Atheist movement became a Nazi bar.
2021 September 9, Val Syverson (@vjpsyverson), Twitter:Tabletop Simulator's forums and community have essentially melted under the blazing bigot influx at this point. It's a Nazi bar now.
2022 January 12, Julian Kay (@AlienRopeBurn), Twitter:Social media platforms are virtual monopolies only by the virtue that alternatives immediately establish themselves as either "hug boxes" or "nazi bars".
2020 August 10, Sojaro (@sojaro), Twitter:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Nazi, bar.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi bars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |