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German
Etymology
schmuddelig + Kind
Pronunciation
Noun
Schmuddelkind n (strong, genitive Schmuddelkindes or Schmuddelkinds, plural Schmuddelkinder)
- (figuratively, derogatory) pariah, outsider
2023 March 16, Jan Feddersen, “Nachruf auf Antje Vollmer: Streitbare Pazifistin”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Ihre Partei hat ihr sehr viel zu verdanken – und sei es Vollmers Leistung, den einstigen Schmuddelkindern der Politik zu einer gewissen Respektabilität in der politischen Arena verholfen zu haben.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (literally, now uncommon) urchin
Declension
Declension of Schmuddelkind
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