dicker Hund

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German

Etymology

Literally, fat dog.

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Noun

dicker Hund m (strong, definite nominative der dicke Hund, genitive (des) dicken Hundes or (des) dicken Hunds, plural dicke Hunde, definite plural die dicken Hunde)

  1. (colloquial) Something outrageous or surprising.
    Das ist ein dicker Hund, ich kann es nicht glauben.
    That's a big deal, I can't believe it..
    • 2006 March 2, Bettina Klein, quoting Hans-Christian Ströbele, “Ströbele: Es gibt eine Reihe von Unstimmigkeiten”, in Die Zeit:
      Das muss man alles mit spitzen Fingern angucken, aber man muss der Sache nachgehen, weil, wenn das richtig wäre und auch dieser Plan eine Relevanz gehabt hätte, dann wäre das schon ein ganz dicker Hund.
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