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1488er en · NOUN

Etymology

From translingual 1488 + -er.

Meanings

1. (informal) A neo-Nazi or white supremacist.
   • Anglin is a well-known “1488er” and an avowed white supremacist. 2016 September 29, Jack Hadfield, “Antisemites And White Supremacists Declare ‘Holy Crusade’ Against MILO”, in Breitbart, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2025:
   • Anything associated as closely with racism and bigotry as the alternative right will inevitably attract real racists and bigots. Calmer members of the alternative right refer darkly to these people as the “1488ers,” and for all their talk of there being “no enemies to the right,” it’s clear from the many conversations we’ve had with alt-righters that many would rather the 1488ers didn’t exist. 2016 March 29, Allum Bokhari and Milo Yiannopoulos, “An Establishment Conservative’s Guide To The Alt-Right”, in Breitbart, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2019:

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