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German
Etymology
Sprache + Polizei
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁaːxpoliˌt͡saɪ̯/
- Hyphenation: Sprach‧po‧li‧zei
Noun
Sprachpolizei f (genitive Sprachpolizei, no plural)
- (informal, derogatory) language police
2023 February 20, “Thüringen: CDU-Bundesvorstandsmitglied Mike Mohring empört mit Faschingskostüm und Motivwagen”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:Neben dem Foto teilte Mohring ein Motto, das auf dem Faschingswagen der Jungen Union abgebildet war: »›Zigeunerschnitzel‹ soll man nicht sagen – mit ›Gender-Sternchen‹ sich dafür rumplagen. Wir pfeifen auf die Sprachpolizei – und fahrn als ›Indianer‹ an Euch vorbei.«- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Sprachpolizei
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