Drachenfutter

drachenfutter English Etymology en de Drachenfutter dragon fodder. Noun ! en very rare A gift given to placate someone, especially a spouse, who is angry at the giver. en September 27, 1998 Rich G. ok https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/drachenfutter/alt.games.diablo/duRi9YHDlsk/KelP3scnX8YJ alt.games.diablo Without Drachenfutter the divorce rate would be far higher than it is now! :) en April 16, 2005 Roger Whitehead https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/drachenfutter/uk.rec.photo.misc/E3WRWq86lwQ/zk_nJL_KBHQJ uk.rec.photo.misc Invest in some Drachenfutter* as well, then. . . . *You'll know the principle even if you don't know the term. It's 'dragon fodder', what errant German husbands give their wives when they've been up to something she'll disapprove of. en 2014 A War of Flowers Jane Thynne 1471131912 From what she had heard of relations between the Propaganda Minister and his wife over the past summer, Magda must have received Drachenfutter by the kilo, but it was having little effect. German Etymology de :af Drache<t:dragon> -n- Futter<t:fodder><id:fodder> 1 From de Drache -n- Futter dragon fodder. The sense of "placating gift" is from around 1900172, building on the metaphor of dragons from de Drachen in the sense of "cantankerous woman". Pronunciation de /ˈdʁaxn̩ˌfʊtɐ/ de De-Drachenfutter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Dra chen fut ter Noun n.sg de literal fantasy fiction dragon fodder, dragon food de 1903 Heimgarten 57 Das nächstemal that der Mann ein bischen Rattengift in das Drachenfutter. The next time the man put a little rat poison in the dragon fodder. de figurative a gift given to placate someone especially one's wife, mother-in-law, etc., en Drachenfutter de 2015 Susanne Aernecke Septemberkinder. Eine Kapitänstochter auf den Spuren ihres Vaters Dumont Buchverlag Warum er den mächtigen Schwiegerdrachen aus München, der keinen Hehl aus seiner Abneigung machte, nicht beiseitegefegt oder mit Drachenfutter (Pralinen oder Blumen) besänftigt hat? Why he didn't brush aside the fierce dragon-in-law from Munich, that didn't care about his dislike, or placated her with Drachenfutter (chocolates or bouquets)? Declension n.sg References Further reading