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German
Etymology
Literally, “upper edge (of the) underlip”, as in having water up to one's lips.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːbɐˌkantə ˈʊntɐˌlɪpə/
Noun
Oberkante Unterlippe f (genitive Oberkante Unterlippe, no plural)
- (colloquial) just about tolerable maximum
- Synonym: obenhin
- bis (zur) Oberkante Unterlippe ― up to one's eyeballs
2019 September 7, Plutonia Plarre, quoting Sissy Lang, “Berliner Prinzenbad-Chefin im Gespräch: „Was Berlin ausmacht, ist hier“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Am Spitzentag des vergangenen Sommers haben die Drehkreuze am Eingang 8.840 Leute gezählt. Das ist schon Oberkante Unterlippe.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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