Godwin

English Etymology From Old English ang Godwine God's friend. The component -win is from en ang wine friend. The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author. Pronunciation en /ˈɡɒdwɪn/ en Proper noun en patronymics based on a medieval given name. en rare en male. en town co/Cumberland County s/North Carolina c/USA, named after pioneer settler. Derived terms en Godwinian Godwin's law go Godwin Mount Godwin-Austen Noun en informal An inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion. en https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2008/09/discovery-textbook-review/2/ 2008-09-25 John Timmer A biologist reviews an evolution textbook from the ID camp w:ArsTechnica 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609045159/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2008/09/discovery-textbook-review/2/ 9 June 2021 Related terms en Godwinson Baldwin Alvin Alwin Edwin Goldwyn Irwin Oswin Anagrams en dginow dowing