Phrasenschwein

German

Etymology

From Phrase (“phrase”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schwein (“pig, piggy bank”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaːzənˌʃvaɪ̯n/
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Noun

Phrasenschwein n (strong, genitive Phrasenschweins, plural Phrasenschweine, diminutive Phrasenschweinchen n)

  1. an (actual or rhetorical) money box collecting fines for the use of hackneyed phrases; a “cliché box” (swear box for clichés)

Declension

Declension of Phrasenschwein [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Phrasenschwein die Phrasenschweine
genitive eines des Phrasenschweins der Phrasenschweine
dative einem dem Phrasenschwein den Phrasenschweinen
accusative ein das Phrasenschwein die Phrasenschweine
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