godwin
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 6
Definition of godwin
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name.
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name
- A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name.
- (rare)A male given name.
- A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, named after pioneer settler.
noun
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(informal)An inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion.
“Presumably, because the institute producing the book promotes the idea that evolution isn't science, but an ideology, one that their fellows have pulled a Godwin on and attempted to tie to Nazism.”
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Etymology
From Old English Godwine (“God's friend”). The component -win is from Old English wine (“friend”). The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author.
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