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Kontrolletti
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German
Etymology
From the 1974 song "Jonny Controletti" by German musician Udo Lindenberg, seemingly formed from de Kontrolle or de kontrollieren and the de it - suffix it -etti 1, meant to resemble Italian surnames like it Moretti or it Marchetti.
Pronunciation
de /kɔntʁɔˈlɛti/
de De-Kontrolletti.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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de jocular a person policing or controlling the behavior of others, especially when perceived as excessive
de Julia Jüttner Essstörung bei Kleinkindern: Klaras Kampf Spiegel Online https://web.archive.org/web/20120518004144/https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gesellschaft/essstoerung-bei-kleinkindern-klaras-kampf-a-800401.html 1 December 2011 Eltern sollten das dem Kinderarzt überlassen. "Sonst werden sie ganz schnell zum Kontrolletti." Parents should leave that to the paediatrician. "Otherwise, they will quickly turn too control-ly."
de colloquial an inspector, especially a ticket inspector
de Kontrolleur
Declension
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