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German
Etymology
From gerne + groß.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gernegroß m (strong, genitive Gernegroß, plural Gernegroße)
- (dated) cockalorum, wannabe
- Synonym: Möchtegern
1913, Max Brod, Über die Schönheit häßlicher Bilder:Und obwohl ich dieses abwechslungslose Zeug längst schon kenne: stets wieder stehe ich vor Villen, denen übermächtige Schindeldächer wie Hauben über das Gesicht gerutscht sind, wie Zylinderhüte über den kleinen Gernegroß.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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