Papierdeutsch

German (Berlin)

proper noun
Definitions
  • German officialese a dry, overly complicated and sometimes legalistic variety of the German language

Etymology

Compound from German Papier (paper) + German Deutsch (German).

Origin

German (Berlin)

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Gloss

German

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