Brimborium

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French brimborion, from Ecclesiastical Latin breviārium (breviary).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɪmˈboːʁiʊm/
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Noun

Brimborium n (strong, genitive Brimboriums, no plural)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) fuss
    Synonyms: Aufheben, Rummel, Gedöns, Trara
    ein großes Brimborium um etwas machento make a fuss about something
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Straße”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎:
      Als wenn ihr erst herauf, herum, / Durch allerley Brimborium, / Das Püppchen geknetet und zugericht’t / Wie’s lehret manche welsche Geschicht’.
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    • 2012, Andrea Schimbeno, Das Bewerbungsgespräch für Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
      Erzählt jemand dagegen laut und mit viel Brimborium über sich, wird der bestimmt versuchen, die Diskussion an sich zu reißen.
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