Partylöwe

German

Etymology

Compound of Party (“party”) +‎ Löwe (“lion”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaːɐ̯tiˌløːvə/
Audio (file)

Noun

Partylöwe m (weak, genitive Partylöwen, plural Partylöwen)

party animal (person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties)
- 2002 March 4, Tobias Rapp, “Ein Liebhaber vor dem Herrn”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN, page 16:
  Vom Sünder zum Verkünder: Bislang galt Montell Jordan als unerschrockener Partylöwe, doch dann kam sein Damaskuserlebnis. Nun hat er dem Hedonismus abgeschworen.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Partylöwe” in Duden online

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.