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Pinkepinke

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German

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Etymology

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Reduplication of Pinke of the same meaning, from criminal slang and of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌpɪŋkəˈpɪŋkə], [ˈpɪŋkəˌpɪŋkə]
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Noun

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Pinkepinke f and n

  1. (slang) money
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld
    • 1982, Gudrun Embacher, Der Narr Wohlgemuth, Berg / Starnberger See: Hohenstaufen Verlag, →ISBN, page 92:
      Du und Angst, das ist mir ja ganz was Neues. So heruntergekommen kannst du denn doch nicht sein bei allem Pinkepinke, das du hast.
      You and fear, now that is aught bare new. You can’t be such a wasteman with all the gwop you got.

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