Mumpitz
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German
Etymology
Since the middle of the 19th century, first emerging in Berlin bourses, from earlier Mummelputz (“scarecrow, scary hooded figure”), equivalent to mummen (“to masquerade”) + Butz (“goblin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Mumpitz m (strong, genitive Mumpitzes or Mumpitz, no plural)
- (informal) nonsense, bullshit (something wrong or unimportant)
- 2022 February 9, Kevin Kühnert, quotee, “Ukraine-Konflikt: SPD-Spitze auf Distanz zu Schröder”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:
- Der Vorwurf des Säbelrasselns an die Ukraine ist eine offenkundige Verdrehung der Tatsachen und, mit Verlaub, einfach Mumpitz.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Mumpitz [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
Mumpitz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Mumpitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mumpitz” in Duden online
- “Mumpitz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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