Schund

German

Etymology

Derived from schinden (“to strip, peel, skin”). Originally applied to rubbish from shaving.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃʊnt/
  • Hyphenation: Schund
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Noun

Schund m (strong, genitive Schundes or Schunds, no plural)

  1. trash, rubbish
    • 2007, Volker Kutscher, chapter 2, in Der nasse Fisch (Gereon Rath; 1):
      »Natürlich. Gennats Truppe, die Lieblinge der Presse, die Lieblinge der feinen Gesellschaft! Raub und Mord, das bringt mehr Anerkennung als Schmutz und Schund.«
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Declension

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Derived terms
  • Schundroman

Further reading
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