Jubelperser

See also: Jubel-Perser

German

Alternative forms

• Jubel-Perser

Etymology

From jubeln (“to cheer”) +‎ Perser (“Persian”), coined in the context of the anti-Shah demonstrations in West Germany and West Berlin, specifically that of 2 June 1967.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːbəlˌpɛrzər/, [ˈjuː.bl̩ˌpɛʁ.zɐ], [-bəl-], [-ˌpɛɐ̯-]

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• Hyphenation: Ju‧bel‧per‧ser

Noun

Jubelperser m (strong, genitive Jubelpersers, plural Jubelperser, feminine Jubelperserin)

1. (historical, originally) one of a group of Iranian nationals (some of them SAVAK agents) who shouted pro-Shah slogans during the demonstrations against Mohammad Reza Shah's visit to West Berlin on 2 June 1967 and who subsequently beat up protesters in cooperation with local police

   Synonym: Prügelperser

2. (by extension, informal, derogatory, dated) claqueur (person paid to clap at performances)

   Synonym: Claqueur

   • 2001 July 26, Sven Hillenkamp, “7 Tage mit Reinaldo Coddou”, in Die Zeit‎^[1]:

     Am SONNTAG fahre ich zurück nach Berlin und verpasse leider Bundesliga Pur auf DSF. Eine Sendung ohne Moderator, ohne Studio und somit auch ohne Publikum mit den üblichen Jubelpersern.

     On SUNDAY, I go back to Berlin and, unfortunately, miss Bundesliga Pur on DSF. A program without a presenter, without a studio and therefore without an audience with the usual claqueurs.

Declension

Declension of Jubelperser [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Jubelperser	die	Jubelperser
genitive	eines	des	Jubelpersers	der	Jubelperser
dative	einem	dem	Jubelperser	den	Jubelpersern
accusative	einen	den	Jubelperser	die	Jubelperser

Further reading

• “Jubelperser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Jubelperser” in Duden online
• “Jubelperser”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
• “Jubelperser” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon