Spießrutenlaufen

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German

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Etymology

Spießrute +‎ -n- +‎ Laufen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːsʁuːtn̩ˌlaʊ̯fn̩/
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Noun

Spießrutenlaufen n (strong, genitive Spießrutenlaufens, no plural)

  1. gerund of Spießruten laufen
    Synonym: Spießrutenlauf
    • 1911, Lily Braun, chapter 5, in Memoiren einer Sozialistin [Memoirs of a Woman Socialist]‎, Kampfjahre, München: Albert Langen:
      Ich stieg vom Podium. Es war ein Spießrutenlaufen. Die eleganten Frauen Berlins, die in ihren schönen Herbsttoiletten die ersten Reihen besetzt hielten, hatten ihre ganze gesellschaftliche Haltung verloren.
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