Abklatsch

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ Klatsch

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ab‧klatsch

Noun

Abklatsch m (strong, genitive Abklatsches or Abklatschs, plural Abklatsche)

  1. (printing) cliché
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) poor copy, poor imitation
    ein billiger Abklatscha cheap knock-off
    • 2022 October 18, Ruthard Stäblein, “Auftakt der Frankfurter Buchmesse: Barcelona im Spiegel der Literatur”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Literarisch betrachtet kann das Urteil über Cercas Roman nicht milde ausfallen. Der Autor greift zwar interessante aktuelle Fälle auf, verquirlt aber alles zu einem Brei und holzschnittartigen Abklatsch.
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Further reading

  • Abklatsch” in Duden online
  • Abklatsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache