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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish טנוף (tinef) (via Rotwelsch), from Hebrew טִנּוּף (tinnúf, “trash”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Tinnef m or n (strong, genitive Tinnefs, no plural)
- (dated, derogatory) junk, stuff of poor quality
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Zeug
2013 December 22, Philip Eicker, “Hamburger Erotik-Weihnachtsmarkt: Oh Tannenbaum”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:In der Weihnachtsmarktwirtschaft schlägt sich Santa Pauli ganz gut. Der angebotene Tinnef kommt aus dem Viertel.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Tinnef” in Duden online
- “Tinnef” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache