Papiertiger

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German

Etymology

Calque of English paper tiger, Papier +‎ Tiger

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pier‧ti‧ger

Noun

Papiertiger m (strong, genitive Papiertigers, plural Papiertiger)

  1. paper tiger

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