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Rohrkrepierer
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German
Etymology
de :af Rohr<t:barrel> krepieren<t:to croak> -er<pos:instance noun suffix>
de Rohr barrel krepieren to croak -er<pos:instance noun suffix>
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁoːɐ̯kʁeˌpiːʁɐ/
de De-Rohrkrepierer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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de military barrel burst detonation of munitions while still in the barrel of the weapon
de figurative informal non-starter, flop idea or project that is considered a failure right after, or even before, being launched
de Monstermarkt Oliver Kaever 2017-01-12 https://www.zeit.de/kultur/film/2017-01/china-hollywood-filmindustrie-marktfuehrer-kinos/komplettansicht Die Zeit Schon in der Heimat war der Film ein echter Rohrkrepierer: Trotz massiver (und teurer) Marketingkampagne spielte The Great Wall am Startwochenende bei einem Budget von 150 Millionen Dollar lediglich 67 Millionen ein. Even at home, the movie was a true flop: Despite a massive (and expensive) marketing campaign, The Great Wall only made 67 million dollars at the box office on its opening weekend, with a budget of 150 million. https://web.archive.org/web/20250123152702/https://www.zeit.de/kultur/film/2017-01/china-hollywood-filmindustrie-marktfuehrer-kinos/komplettansicht 23 January 2025
de https://www.zeit.de/2017/11/spd-martin-schulz-auferstehung-sozialdemokratie-wahlkampf Und dann kam Martin Die Zeit 2017-03-09 Der nächste Punkt beim Enträtseln des Schulz-Phänomens betrifft die verblüffende Tatsache, dass sich in diesem Wahlkampf als Kracher erweist, was im letzten noch ein Rohrkrepierer war, das Thema soziale Gerechtigkeit. The next step for unraveling the mystery of Schulz phenomenon is about the surprising fact that there's something that is playing really well in this election campaign, despite being a total non-starter in the last one, that being the topic of social justice.
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