Resterampe

German Etymology Based on the surplus goods chain "Rudis Reste Rampe" (lit. "Rudi's Ramp of Leftovers"), references to which occur starting in the late 1980's in Berlin.de taz 1989-02-20 Zwischen Rudis Reste Rampe und dem Südpol von Neukölln https://taz.de/!1821521/ https://web.archive.org/web/20261026075809/https://taz.de/Zwischen-Rudis-Reste-Rampe-und-dem-Suedpol-von-Neukoelln/!1821521/ 26 October 2026 The choice of the term de Rampe ramp is likely at least partly motivated by the alliteration, but potentially from the sense of "(un)loading dock", see de Laderampe. Early metaphorical applications in the 1990's and early 2000's often still reference the full name of the store, using it for wordplay with other people named Rudi, or substituting other names. By the 2010's, it had become significantly more common to simply refer to "(die) Resterampe".Resterampe, Rudis Resterampe de Pronunciation de De-Resterampe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f surplus store store selling a variety of excess, expired, obsolete or otherwise unwanted goods de Mehr Niveau in der Schönhauser vonnöten w:Berliner Zeitung 1991-07-25 40 Gerhard Tischendorf Resterampen und Videotheken haben wir im Revier nun wahrlich genug. Surplus stores and video stores is something we really aren't short on, in the neighborhood. Rudis Reste Rampe was mentioned by name a few paragraphs before, possibly making this a more ad-hoc formation or early stage of lexicalization de Jörgs Resterampe w:Der Tagesspiegel 2004-09-15 https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/jorgs-resterampe-1153465.html „Ab kommender Woche wird es bei uns zugehen wie an einer Resterampe“, sagt Klambt. "Starting next week, it's going to be like a surplus store at our shops," Klambt says. https://web.archive.org/web/20261026075907/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/jorgs-resterampe-1153465.html 26 October 2026 de figurative usually definite leftovers, bottom of the barrel figurative location for ideas, things or people without notable positive qualities, to be used when nothing better is available de 2001-01-18 Sascha Bunzel blitz: HS vs. Raab de.alt.fan.haraldschmidt https://groups.google.com/g/de.alt.fan.haraldschmidt/c/WZwIGe_db3s/m/GP5nmPdIs0IJ Merchandising betreibt Harald Schmidt auch und Zurückhaltung sehe ich in Kalendern mit ollen Sprüchen oder Büchern mit noch älteren Kolumnentexten nicht. Merchandising sehe ich nicht als verwerflich an - wenn es gut gemacht ist. Und da ist mir ein eigenständiger und neuer Artikel wie das Computerspiel oder die Songs von Raab (von der Substanz ganz abgesehen) immer noch lieber als Harrys Resterampe. Harald Schmidt also does merchandising, and I don't see any restraint in his calendars with lame platitudes or books with even older editorials. By itself I don't see merchandising as objectionable - if it's done well. And in that regard, I'd still rather take a standalone and new item like the video game or Raab's songs (actual content aside) over Harry's Bargain Bin. de 2002 John Coltrane Ralf Dombrowski 9783923657636 Oreos 108 https://www.google.de/books/edition/John_Coltrane/M085AQAAIAAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&bsq=%22die+resterampe%22 So wirkt Streamin' With wie die Resterampe der Aufnahmetermine, routiniert mit kleinen Höhepunkten gespielt und willkürlich zusammengestellt. As it stands, Streamin' With comes across as the cutting-room leftovers of the recording sessions, played well-practiced with small highlights and then arbitarily compiled. de 2012-10-18 Deutscher Bundestag Berlin Ingo Egloff (SPD) https://dserver.bundestag.de/btp/17/17198.pdf 23928 D Hier können wir wieder einmal die neoliberale Resterampe der FDP besichtigen. Here we once again see the FDP scraping the bottom of the neoliberal barrel. de Eric Bonse EU-Außenminister zu Russland: Wie von der Resterampe Die Tageszeitung: taz 2023-02-20 https://taz.de/!5917559/ 0931-9085 Doch trotz der ansehnlichen Summe wirkt der Vorschlag, den die EU-Kommission vorgelegt hat, wie eine Sammlung von der Resterampe. But despite the significant sum, the proposal put forward by the EU commission seems like a dollar store haul. https://web.archive.org/web/20261026075820/https://taz.de/EU-Aussenminister-zu-Russland/!5917559/ 26 October 2026 Declension f References Further reading