mucksmäuschenstill

German

Etymology

Mucks + Mäuschen + still

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊksˌmɔɪ̯sçənʃtɪl/
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Adjective

mucksmäuschenstill (strong nominative masculine singular mucksmäuschenstiller, not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) dead silent
    • 1998, Ingo Schulze, Simple Storys [] , Berlin: Berlin-Verlag, →ISBN, page 37:
      Da höre ich auch schon den Schlüssel in der Wohnungstür. Plötzlich sind sie mucksmäuschenstill.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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