Posemuckel

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German

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Etymology

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From Polish Podmokle Małe, a small village in western Poland.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Posemuckel n (proper noun, genitive Posemuckels or (optionally with an article) Posemuckel)

  1. Anytown
    Synonyms: Dingenskirchen, Hintertupfingen, Kleinkleckersdorf
    • 1901, Hermann Heiberg, Charaktere und Schicksale‎[1]:
      „Sprich doch nicht so naives Zeug, Grete! Man sollte glauben, du lebtest in Posemuckel oder in einem anderen Nest —“
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Further reading

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  • “Posemuckel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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