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German
Etymology
mauscheln (“to scheme, cheat”) + -ei
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʊ̯ʃəˈlaɪ̯/
- Hyphenation: Mau‧sche‧lei
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Noun
Mauschelei f (genitive Mauschelei, plural Mauscheleien)
- (informal) fraud, corruption
- Synonym: Betrug
2022 October 19, Annette Jensen, “Ehemaliger Flughafen Tempelhof: Endlich klare Regeln”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Ein Berliner Bündnis fordert am ehemaligen Flughafen Tempelhof die „Halle für alle“. Damit soll die intransparente Vergabe und Mauschelei enden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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