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Ellenbogengesellschaft
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German
Alternative forms
de Ellbogengesellschaft
Etymology
de :af Ellenbogen<t:elbow> Gesellschaft<t:society>
From de Ellenbogen Gesellschaft elbow society.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɛl(ə)nboːɡ(ə)nɡəˌzɛlʃaft/
de De-Ellenbogengesellschaft.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de El len bo gen ge sell schaft
Noun
f
dog-eat-dog society (world, jungle), survival-of-the-fittest world, everyone-for-himself society
Declension
f
See also
Appendix:GfdS words of the year#1982
Further reading