Gewäsch

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German

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧wäsch
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

Gewäsch n (strong, genitive Gewäsches or Gewäschs, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) drivel, twaddle, claptrap
    • 1995, Christian Kracht, “Fünf”, in Faserland, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, published 2020, →ISBN:
      Das ist natürlich SPD-Gewäsch, was ich da denke, aber ich bin schließlich auch höllisch betrunken.
      Of course this is drivel typical of the SPD, what I think here, but at the end of the day I’m also drunk as hell

Declension

Declension of Gewäsch
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Gewäsch
genitive eines des Gewäsches, Gewäschs
dative einem dem Gewäsch, Gewäsche1
accusative ein das Gewäsch

1Now rare, see notes.

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