Stilblüte

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German

Etymology

From Stil (style) +‎ Blüte (blossom), 19th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stiːlblyːtə/, /ʃtiːlblyːtə/
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Noun

Stilblüte f (genitive Stilblüte, plural Stilblüten)

  1. stylistic bloomer, blooper, howler
    • 2013 September 5, Marcus Rohwetter, “"Sale"”, in Die Zeit, number 37:
      Zum Zweiten schimpfen viele über den Einzug von Denglisch in deutsche Einkaufsstraßen, was bewiesenermaßen zahlreiche Stilblüten mit sich bringt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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