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German
Etymology
Literally, “white vest”.
Pronunciation
Noun
weiße Weste f (definite nominative die weiße Weste, genitive weißer Weste, definite genitive der weißen Weste, plural weiße Westen, definite plural die weißen Westen)
- (figurative) clean slate, clean record (state of innocence and good reputation)
- Synonyms: blütenweiße Weste, reine Weste
2017 June 30, Linda Gerner, “Streetart in Berlin: Dreist kommt durch”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Eines ist ihm noch wichtig zu erwähnen: „Wir wollen nicht den Moralapostel spielen. Es wäre zu leicht, aus unserer anonymen Position nur Rügen zu verteilen. Es gibt immer Themen, bei denen wir auch keine weiße Weste haben. Denn auch wir konsumieren den Dreck, den wir vorwerfen.“- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (ball games) clean sheet (match or streak of matches with no goals conceded)
Declension
Declension of weiße Weste
Further reading
- “weiße Weste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache