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German
Etymology
Perhaps from the 1960s German TV game show of the same name (see The Golden Shot).
Noun
goldener Schuss m (strong, definite nominative der goldene Schuss, genitive (des) goldenen Schusses, no plural)
- (slang, euphemistic) overdose (lethal injection of drugs, especially heroin)
1978, Horst Rieck, Christiane F., Kai Hermann, Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo [Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.], published 2011, →ISBN, page 216:Ich dachte, das kann doch nicht wahr sein, dass Atze sich den Goldenen Schuss gesetzt hat. Ausgerechnet Atze, der so cool mit dem Dope umging.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (rare, informal) windfall
- (sports) decisive goal shot
Declension
Declension of goldener Schuss
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