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Stehgreif
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German
Etymology
The word is interpreted by many speakers as a compound of de stehen to stand + de greifen to grab, that is “something one grabs [from one’s ideas] wherever one is standing”. This popular etymology is seen not only in the misspelling, but in the predominant pronunciation [ˈʃteːˌɡʁaɪ̯f].
Noun
de misspelling
de Stegreif improvisation