Pillenknick
German
Etymology
Pille (“[contraceptive] pill”) + -n- + Knick (“drop”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪlənˌknɪk/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Pillenknick m (strong, genitive Pillenknicks, no plural)
- (historical, 1960s) baby bust (commonly linked to the introduction of the contraceptive pill)
Declension
Declension of Pillenknick [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
- “Pillenknick” in Duden online
- “Pillenknick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Pillenknick on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de