Torschlusspanik

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German

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Etymology

From Tor +‎ Schluss +‎ Panik, literally “gate-shut panic”. For safety reasons city gates used to be shut at nightfall (Torschluss, from Tor +‎ Schluss), leaving latecomers no other choice than to stay outside, thereby exposing them to various dangers.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːɐ̯ʃlʊsˈpaːnɪk/
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Noun

Torschlusspanik f (genitive Torschlusspanik, no plural)

  1. eleventh hour panic (the fear that time to act is running out)
    Torschlusspanik ist ein schlechter Ratgeber.
    Torschlusspanik is a bad advisor.
    Die Torschlusspanik der Midlife-Krise hat schon manchen gesetzten Herren in die Arme einer Jüngeren getrieben und damit viele Ehen zerstört.
    Midlife-crisis-induced Torschlusspanik has driven quite a few middle-aged men into the arms of young women, wrecking countless marriages.

Declension

Declension of Torschlusspanik
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Torschlusspanik
genitive einer der Torschlusspanik
dative einer der Torschlusspanik
accusative eine die Torschlusspanik

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