Mumpitz
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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”).
Mumpitz m (strong, genitive Mumpitzes or Mumpitz, no plural)
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