Godwin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The component -win is from Old English wine.
The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author.
Proper noun[edit]
Godwin
- A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Godwin (plural Godwins)
- (informal) An inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion.
- John Timmer (2008 September 25) “A biologist reviews an evolution textbook from the ID camp”, in arstechnica.com[1]: “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.”