Bauchpinselei

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German

Etymology

From bauchpinseln.

Noun

Bauchpinselei f (genitive Bauchpinselei, plural Bauchpinseleien)

  1. (informal) flattery; self-praise
    • 2017 January 12, Christine Lemke-Matwey, “Der Übermut wird hier zum Klang”, in Die Zeit:
      Eine Ansage jenseits der üblichen repräsentativen Bauchpinseleien ist dieser Abend allemal. Und die hanseatische Lockerheit wird schon noch kommen.
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Declension