Torschlusspanik
German
Alternative forms
- Torschlußpanik (old spelling)
Etymology
From Tor + Schluss + Panik, literally “gate-shut panic”. For safety reasons city gates used to be shut at nightfall (Torschluss, from Tor + Schluss), leaving latecomers no other choice than to stay outside, thereby exposing them to various dangers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːɐ̯ʃlʊsˈpaːnɪk/
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Noun
Torschlusspanik f (genitive Torschlusspanik, no plural)
- eleventh hour panic (the fear that time to act is running out)
- Torschlusspanik ist ein schlechter Ratgeber.
- Torschlusspanik is a bad advisor.
- Die Torschlusspanik der Midlife-Krise hat schon manchen gesetzten Herren in die Arme einer Jüngeren getrieben und damit viele Ehen zerstört.
- Midlife-crisis-induced Torschlusspanik has driven quite a few middle-aged men into the arms of young women, wrecking countless marriages.
Declension
Declension of Torschlusspanik [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Torschlusspanik |
| genitive | einer | der | Torschlusspanik |
| dative | einer | der | Torschlusspanik |
| accusative | eine | die | Torschlusspanik |
See also
- Midlife-Krise
Further reading
- “Torschlusspanik” in Duden online
- “Torschlusspanik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Torschlusspanik on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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