Kampfbegriff

German (Berlin)

/ˈkamp͡fbəˌɡʁɪf/

noun
Definitions
  • a term which is often and polemically used by adherents of some opinion or ideology, particularly in order to claim that term and give it a partisan definition

Etymology

Compound from German Kampf (fight, struggle, fight battle, combat, fight struggle) + German Begriff (term).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Begriff

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