Mumpitz
C1balderdash / humbug
- English meaning
- balderdash / humbug
- CEFR level
- German C1 vocabulary list
- Dictionary
- German words with M
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Mumpitz in a sentence
Das ist doch totaler Mumpitz!
That is complete balderdash!
Declension of Mumpitz
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Mumpitz | — |
| Accusative | — | — |
| Dative | — | — |
| Genitive | — | — |
Where Mumpitz comes from
im 19. Jahrhundert aus dem Berliner Börsenjargon kommend und im gesamten Ostmitteldeutschen verbreitet „unsinniges Gerede“.
Words that go with Mumpitz
die Abhandlunga treatise / discourse / pamphletabstraktabstractadäquatadequatedas Akrostichonacrosticdie Aktualitätactualityakzentuierento accentuate (stress)die Allegorieallegorydie Alliterationalliterationdie Ambiguitätambiguitydas Ammenmärchenan old wives taledie Analogieanalogyanalytischanalytical
Questions about Mumpitz
What does Mumpitz mean in English?
Mumpitz means "balderdash / humbug". For example: "Das ist doch totaler Mumpitz!" — "That is complete balderdash!"
What level is Mumpitz in German?
Mumpitz is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.
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