Oberkante Unterlippe

German

Etymology

Literally, “upper edge (of the) underlip”, as in having water up to one's lips.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːbɐˌkantə ˈʊntɐˌlɪpə/

Noun

Oberkante Unterlippe f (genitive Oberkante Unterlippe, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) just about tolerable maximum
    bis (zur) Oberkante Unterlippe ― up to one's eyeballs
    • 2019 September 7, Plutonia Plarre, quoting Sissy Lang, “Berliner Prinzenbad-Chefin im Gespräch: „Was Berlin ausmacht, ist hier“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Am Spitzentag des vergangenen Sommers haben die Drehkreuze am Eingang 8.840 Leute gezählt. Das ist schon Oberkante Unterlippe.
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