Geschmeiß

German

Alternative forms

  • Geschmeiss

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈʃmaɪ̯s]
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧schmeiß
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Noun

Geschmeiß n (strong, genitive Geschmeißes, no plural)

  1. (figurative or literal) vermin
    • 2004, Der Untergang, spoken by Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz):
      Die Generalität ist ein Geschmeiß des deutschen Volkes. Sie ist ohne Ehre. Sie nennen sich Generale, weil sie Jahre an der Militärakademie zugebracht haben, nur um zu lernen, wie man Messer und Gabel hält.
      You generals must be the scum of the German people! You have no honor this time! You call yourselves generals because you have spent years at the military academy just to learn how to hold a knife and a fork.

Declension

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