Masculine

Mumpitz

nonsense, bullshit (something wrong or unimportant)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʊmpɪt͡s/
Etymology

Since the middle of the 19th century, first emerging in Berlin bourses, from earlier Mummelputz (“scarecrow, scary hooded figure”), equivalent to mummen (“to masquerade”) + Butz (“goblin”).

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