Antedating of "Nazi"

[Fred Shapiro]

The OED's first uses for "Nazi" as both noun and adjective are dated Sept.
1930.  Here is slightly earlier usage from the Times Digital Archive:

1930 _Times_ (London) 19 May 13  In another encounter after midnight a
"Nazi" shot two Communists dead with an automatic revolver.

1930 _Times_ (London) 30 May 15  Herr Frick ... has tried hard to make
Thuringia a "Nazi cell" within the Reich.

Fred Shapiro


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