Associations to the word «Jackboot»

Wiktionary

JACKBOOT, noun. A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era
JACKBOOT, noun. (informal) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy

Dictionary definition

JACKBOOT, noun. (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche