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Kummerkasten
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German
Etymology
de :af Kummer Kasten
de Kummer Kasten
Pronunciation
de /ˈkʊmɐkastn̩/
de De-Kummerkasten.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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a receptacle for depositing any kind of emotional burden, usually in written form sorrow, worries, anger, discontent, etc.:
de informal figuratively sometimes humorous a person acting as such a receptacle
de informal suggestion box, complaint box
Declension
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Derived terms
de Kummerkastentante
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