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German
Etymology
Augen + wischen + -erei
Pronunciation
Noun
Augenwischerei f (genitive Augenwischerei, plural Augenwischereien)
- eyewash, window dressing (something creating a deceptively favourable impression; something for appearance only)
- Synonym: Schönfärberei
- bloße/reine Augenwischerei ― mere window dressing
2023 January 12, Reinhard Wolff, “Schwedens Kehrtwende bei Atomenergie: Nichts als Augenwischerei”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Was die Regierung von Ulf Kristersson als Lösung für den Bedarf künftiger Energieversorgung präsentiert, ist indes reine Augenwischerei.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Augenwischerei
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