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Germoney
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English
Etymology
en Germany money
Proper noun
en slang Germany, regarded as a wealthy nation.
en Nicknames for countries
German
Etymology
de en Germany money. Probably coined, but at least popularized, by the West German punk rock band de Schroeder Roadshow in their 1979 album de Anarchie in Germoney.
Pronunciation
de [ˈd͡ʒœɐ̯ˌmani]
Proper noun
toponym
de pejorative _ slang (West) Germany, regarded as a wealthy nation
de now often more specifically Germany seen as a country that gives a lot of money to noncitizens (e.g. as foreign aid or social welfare paid to immigrants)
de Nicknames for countries Derogatory names for countries Nationalism History of Germany
de self-deprecatory terms