Klimbim
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic, compare bimmeln and klingen.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Klimbim m (strong, genitive Klimbims, no plural)
- (colloquial, dated) ado, bustle
- Synonym: Treiben
- 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan[1], Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 305:
- Er bürstete vor dem Spiegel seinen Bart, zerdrückte ihn aber sogleich wieder auf dem Frackhemd, weil er den Kopf wie ein Stier trug, und sagte: „Nu los! Der Klimbim ist wohl schon im Gange?“
- He brushed his beard in front of the mirror, but immediately crushed it again on his shirt, because he wore his head like a bull, and said: “Now go! The fuss is already in progress?“
- (colloquial, derogatory) junk, odds and ends
- Synonym: Krimskrams
Declension
[edit]Declension of Klimbim [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Klimbim” in Duden online