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unterjubeln

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German

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Etymology

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unter- +‎ jubeln. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʊntɐˌjuːbl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧ju‧beln

Verb

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unterjubeln (weak, third-person singular present jubelt unter, past tense jubelte unter, past participle untergejubelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, transitive) to deceive someone into accepting or carrying something without their full knowledge, to plant something on someone
    Synonym: unterschieben
    Die Polizei jubelte ihm die Drogen unter.
    The police planted the drugs on him.
    Er wollte mir Falschgeld unterjubeln.
    He tried to trick me into taking counterfeit money.

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