Neuter

Krähwinkel

Meaning

Palookaville (bourgeois small town or mindset)

Synonyms

Marktflecken

kleine Stadt

Provinzkaff

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkrɛːvɪŋkl̩/
Etymology

Coined by German dramatist and writer August von Kotzebue in 1802, from the play Die deutschen Kleinstädter. By surface analysis, Krähe (“crow”) + Winkel (“corner”).

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes