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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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊmpɪt͡s/
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  • Hyphenation: Mum‧pitz

Noun

Mumpitz m (strong, genitive Mumpitzes or Mumpitz, no plural)

  1. (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)

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