Rumpelfußball
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German
Etymology
From rumpeln (“to rumble, trundle”) + Fußball (“football”). Coined by Franz Beckenbauer in 2000.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rumpelfußball m (strong, genitive Rumpelfußballs or Rumpelfußballes, no plural)
- (soccer) football with low pace, on a low technical level, with frequent errors in passing etc., thus unattractive and often (though not always) unsuccessful
Usage notes
- Especially associated with performances of the German national team between roughly 1997 and 2005.
Declension
Declension of Rumpelfußball
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Rumpelfußball |
| genitive | eines | des | Rumpelfußballs, Rumpelfußballes |
| dative | einem | dem | Rumpelfußball, Rumpelfußballe1 |
| accusative | einen | den | Rumpelfußball |
1Now rare, see notes.