Ponyhof

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German

Etymology

Pony +‎ Hof

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔniˌhoːf/
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  • Hyphenation: Po‧ny‧hof
  • Rhymes: -oːf

Noun

Ponyhof m (strong, genitive Ponyhofes or Ponyhofs, plural Ponyhöfe)

  1. pony farm
  2. (colloquial) sunshine and rainbows, beer and skittles
    • 2023 February 21, Wiebke Tomescheit, quoting Andrea Nahles, “"Ponyhof"-Spruch: Andrea Nahles fällt der jungen Generation völlig ungerechtfertigt in den Rücken”, in stern.de:
      "Fragen der Work-Life-Balance müssen neu ausgehandelt werden, wie meine Generation die Verteilung der Arbeit zwischen Frau und Mann in Familien neu ausgehandelt hat", so Nahles jüngst in einem Interview mit der "Augsburger Allgemeinen" zur Zukunft der Arbeit. "Aushandeln heißt aber auch an die jüngere Generation gerichtet: Arbeit ist kein Ponyhof."
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