Godwin's law
(Internet slang, usually, humorous) An adage that asserts that any Usenet discussion will eventually mention the Nazis or Adolf Hitler.
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(Internet slang, usually, humorous) An adage that asserts that any Usenet discussion will eventually mention the Nazis or Adolf Hitler.
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(Internet slang, usually, humorous) An adage that asserts that the first person in an argument (usually in an online comment thread or forum) to mention the Nazis or Adolf Hitler has lost.
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