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German
Etymology
From Insel + Affe, literally “island monkey”. The word Affe is used in German both for boorish, rowdy persons and for affected, hoity-toity persons (compare affig, Lackaffe, indirectly also affektiert). Both of these qualities are sometimes associated with (different classes of) the British people.
Pronunciation
Noun
Inselaffe m (weak, genitive Inselaffen, plural Inselaffen)
- (derogatory, chiefly neologism) a British person
Usage notes
- The word is now widely understood, but there is little or no attested use before circa 1990.
Declension
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