sieg heil

Related to sieg heil: Third Reich, Mein Kampf

sieg heil

1. noun A salute in which one's right arm is raised with one's hand outstretched; a Nazi salute. Known for its use by and association with Adolph Hitler and the Nazi regime. The phrase is German for "hail to victory." There is never an appropriate context to use the sieg heil, even in jest.
2. verb To salute in such a manner. White supremacists often sieg heil at rallies.
3. verb By extension, to obey someone with absolute fealty and subservience. His fanatical followers would be ready to sieg heil him right into their own graves, such is their zeal.
See also: heil, sieg
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sieg-heil someone

(ˈsɪgˈhɑɪl)
tv. to show homage to someone; to salute and obey someone. (From German. Use caution with this reminder of Nazi Germany.) The guy expects all his underlings to sieg-heil him and worship the ground he walks on.
See also: someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at the end of (one's) fingertips
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • at expense
  • at (one's) expense
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
  • at fingertips
References in periodicals archive
Mark Meechan, 30, recorded his partner's pug responding to statements such as "gas the Jews" and "sieg heil" by raising its paw before posting the footage on YouTube in April 2016.
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Along with Barnes and Worrell Sterling, Blissett was once serenaded by hundreds of Leeds fans barking 'Sieg Heil' with Nazi salutes in a 4-0 win at Elland Road.
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The Hitler crowd is programmed; the well-known cues are coming--everybody will chant "Sieg Heil" and raise the right-hand salute.
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Far-right activist LEE ROBINSON, 25, is jailed by a Teesside court for giving the Nazi shout "Sieg Heil" at a demo.
They gave Nazi-style salutes and chanted "Sieg Heil."
One, brandishing an American Confederate flag, began chanting "sieg heil" before being told to be quiet by the group's spokesman.
No one in there was saluting the band with a 'sieg heil' salute or anything like that,'' Marotta said.
The figure came with an adjustable right arm for Sieg Heil salutes, the Mirror reported.