Schmeißfliege

See also: Schmeissfliege

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From schmeißen (“to defecate”, literally “to throw”) +‎ Fliege (“fly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃmaɪ̯sˌfliːɡə]
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  • Hyphenation: Schmeiß‧flie‧ge

Noun

Schmeißfliege f (genitive Schmeißfliege, plural Schmeißfliegen)

  1. blowfly (insect of the family Calliphoridae)
    Synonyms: Aasfliege, (dated) Schmeiße
  2. (derogatory, dated, right-leaning German politics) leftist intellectual
    • 2008 August 25, Christoph Seils, “Griff in die Mottenkiste”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Willy Brandt war ein Vaterlandsverräter, linke Intellektuelle waren Schmeißfliegen und die Grünen Terroristenfreunde. Der Wahlsieg heiligte die Mittel.
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Declension
Declension of Schmeißfliege [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schmeißfliege die Schmeißfliegen
genitive einer der Schmeißfliege der Schmeißfliegen
dative einer der Schmeißfliege den Schmeißfliegen
accusative eine die Schmeißfliege die Schmeißfliegen

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