"Nazi bar" meaning in All languages combined

See Nazi bar on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Nazi bar.wav [US] Forms: Nazi bars [plural]
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.["] Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nazi bar (plural Nazi bars)
  1. (Internet slang) 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. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-Nazi_bar-en-noun-jHFONp4x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Nazi, bar. Related terms: alt-tech, paradox of tolerance
    Sense id: en-Nazi_bar-en-noun-cXRU2ucf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61

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