master race

noun

master race

noun

Etymology Calque of German Herrenrasse.

1

Nazism, Especially A race of people who are superior to others.

  • When the Führer says we is the master race We "Heil!" (Bronx cheer), "Heil!" (Bronx cheer) right in the Führer's face.1942, Oliver Wallace, “Der Fuehrer's Face”:

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