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Schrumpfgermane
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German
Etymology
Earlier 20th century, from de schrumpfen to shrink Germane Germanic. Based on the then-fashionable stereotype of the “tall-built Germanic”, which many contemporaries of course did not correspond to, leading to the humorous notion that they must have shrunk. Later used to ridicule certain Nazi politicians, especially Joseph Goebbels.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃrʊm(p)fɡɛrˌmaːnə/ [ˈʃʁʊmp͡f.ɡɛʁˌmaː.nə] [ˈʃʁʊɱf-] [-ɡɛɐ̯-]
Noun
m.weak +
de colloquial humorous somewhat dated a German of lesser height
Declension
m.weak