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German
Etymology
Derived from schinden (“to strip, peel, skin”). Originally applied to rubbish from shaving.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃʊnt/
- Hyphenation: Schund
Noun
Schund m (strong, genitive Schundes or Schunds, no plural)
- trash, rubbish
2007, Volker Kutscher, chapter 2, in Der nasse Fisch (Gereon Rath; 1):»Natürlich. Gennats Truppe, die Lieblinge der Presse, die Lieblinge der feinen Gesellschaft! Raub und Mord, das bringt mehr Anerkennung als Schmutz und Schund.«- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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