herrenvolk

noun

her·​ren·​volk ˈher-ən-ˌfō(l)k How to pronounce herrenvolk (audio)
-ˌfȯlk
often capitalized

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Within and outside of the United States there is often a stereotype that white Americans are an amorphous whole, a uniform herrenvolk who oppressed the black minority. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2011 For a party trapped in a personality cult and drunk on herrenvolk mythology, there can be no rest in the endless task of informing against and excluding the unworthy. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Dec. 2021 Fascism weaponizes identity, validating the herrenvolk and invalidating all the other folk. Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, 22 June 2020

Word History

Etymology

German

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of herrenvolk was in 1940

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“Herrenvolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herrenvolk. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

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