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German
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, compare bimmeln and klingen.
Pronunciation
Noun
Klimbim m (strong, genitive Klimbims, no plural)
- (colloquial, dated) ado, bustle
- Synonym: Treiben
1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 305:Er bürstete vor dem Spiegel seinen Bart, zerdrückte ihn aber sogleich wieder auf dem Frackhemd, weil er den Kopf wie ein Stier trug, und sagte: „Nu los! Der Klimbim ist wohl schon im Gange?“- He brushed his beard in front of the mirror, but immediately crushed it again on his shirt, because he wore his head like a bull, and said: “Now go! The fuss is already in progress?“
- (colloquial, derogatory) junk, odds and ends
- Synonym: Krimskrams
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