Definition of "brownshirt" [brownshirt]

• A member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "It doesn't bother me but it sure lowers the level of discourse in a hurry when someone uses what I call brownshirt language to try to discredit the writer personally rather than refute the writer's ideas in a logical, factual, and honest way."
• "Not calling everyone who you talk to a retard and brownshirt is a good place to start."
• "I-Right-I – you and I both know you are ‘economical with the truth’, why would anyone pay any attention to you, but watch out your brownshirt is showing."