Antiwitz

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German

Etymology

anti- +‎ Witz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈantiˌvɪt͡s/
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Noun

Antiwitz m (strong, genitive Antiwitzes, plural Antiwitze)

  1. antijoke
    • 2019, Jacky Dreksler, Hugo Egon Balder, Theorie der Klopf-Klopf-Witze: Geschichte, Struktur und Funktion deutscher knock-knock jokes, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 125:
      Eine Ausnahme ist zum Beispiel der langatmige Antiwitz, in dem die Zuhörer in Erwartung eines Gags einem endlosen Narrativ lauschen, nur, um am Ende festzustellen, dass sie selber die Veralberten sind.
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Declension

Declension of Antiwitz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Antiwitz die Antiwitze
genitive eines des Antiwitzes der Antiwitze
dative einem dem Antiwitz, Antiwitze1 den Antiwitzen
accusative einen den Antiwitz die Antiwitze

1Now rare, see notes.

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