Black Shirt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Black Shirt
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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And while Black Shirt doesn’t do meals, it has perfected the art of bar snacks – serving popcorn, pretzels, beef jerky and pickles.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2016
Following the philosophy: “Do one thing and do it better than anyone else,” Black Shirt only brews red ales – and boy, does them well.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2016
When ex-Corporal Mussolini marched on Rome in 1922, Marshal Badoglio, stanch monarchist, begged for a battalion of Royal Carabinieri to "sweep away these Black Shirt upstarts."
From Time Magazine Archive
He was dressed in the Black Shirt of the Fascisti and, although somewhat paler than usual, appeared to be in perfect health.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last autumn Boake Carter produced Black Shirt Black Skin, in which he glibly explained all about the Italo-Ethiopian conflict in 178 pages.
From Time Magazine Archive
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