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Gedöns

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (colloquial, neuter, no-plural, regional, strong) fuss, ado, hullabaloo
  2. (colloquial, derogatory, neuter, no-plural, regional, strong) stuff, junk

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɡəˈdøːns/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from German Low German Gedööns. Doublet of archaic Gedens. Popularized by a controversial remark made by Gerhard Schröder in the run-up to the 1998 German federal election (see quotations).

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