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Köpenickiade
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German
Etymology
From de Köpenick, where in 1906 a cobbler impersonated a Prussian Guards officer and successfully confiscated the town's treasury, claiming to be acting in the name of the Kaiser.
Pronunciation
de /ˌkøːpənɪˈki̯aːdə/
de Kö pe ni cki a de
de De-Köpenickiade.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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con game involving pretending to be in a position of authority.
de Die Zeit https://www.zeit.de/kultur/film/2018-03/der-hauptmann-film-robert-schwentke-regie-zweiter-weltkrieg Des Henkers neue Kleider Kaspar Heinrich 2018-03-14 Von diesen Ereignissen, einer grausamen Köpenickiade, erzählt Der Hauptmann, der neue Film des zuletzt in Hollywood tätigen Regisseurs Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, R.E.D.). https://web.archive.org/web/20260206180845/https://www.zeit.de/kultur/film/2018-03/der-hauptmann-film-robert-schwentke-regie-zweiter-weltkrieg 6 February 2026
Declension
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Further reading
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