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Jux und Tollerei
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German
Alternative forms
de Jux und Dollerei see usage notes
Etymology
jest and craziness” or “fun and romping.
Noun
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de informal fun, silliness, frivolity
Usage notes
Most often used with the preposition de aus: de aus Jux und Tollerei out of sheer frivolity, for the hell of it; but certainly not restricted to this construction.
The spelling in de T- is overall about 2.5 times as common as that in de D-.Jux und Tollerei / Dollerei on Google Ngram Viewer. In large parts of northern and central Germany, however, the D-form is strongly predominant – at least in pronunciation. Compare de toll and de doll.
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