Fourth Reich

English

Etymology

fourth + Reich

Proper noun

Fourth Reich

  1. Hypothetical resurrection of the Third Reich.
    • 2005, MC Frontalot (music), “Special Delivery”, in Nerdcore Rising:
      Are you listening, sir? Or did your mind drift / to the next country in your axis, / to all the cool bomb drops you get to call: / delivery fresh from the Fourth Reich to y’all?
  2. (historical) Nickname for Washington Heights, Manhattan.
    • 1937, Report of the New York Public Library for 1937, page 92.
      " [] This ‘Fourth Reich’ section of the City has no decrease in the number of Central European refugees."

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