"hitle" meaning in All languages combined

See hitle on Wiktionary

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: hitler [present], hitla [past], hitlet [past], hitla [participle, past], hitlet [participle, past]
Etymology: From reductio ad Hitlerum, or a pun based on the present tense being spelled like the name Hitler. Head templates: {{nb-verb-1|hitl}} hitle (present tense hitler, past tense hitla or hitlet, past participle hitla or hitlet)
  1. (slang) To attempt to win an argument by comparing one's opponents to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis. Tags: slang

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: hitlar [present], hitla [past], hitla [participle, past], hitlast [infinitive, passive], hitlande [participle, present], hitle [imperative], hitl [imperative]
Etymology: From reductio ad Hitlerum, or as a pun from Norwegian Bokmål, where the present tense is spelled like the name Hitler. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|nb|-}} Norwegian Bokmål Head templates: {{nn-verb-1}} hitle (present tense hitlar, past tense hitla, past participle hitla, passive infinitive hitlast, present participle hitlande, imperative hitle/hitl)
  1. (slang) To attempt to win an argument by comparing one's opponents to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis. Tags: slang Derived forms: hitling
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "hitlet",
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    },
    {
      "form": "hitla",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "(slang) To attempt to win an argument by comparing one's opponents to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis."
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