Schwarzer Peter

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German

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Etymology

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The card game is probably named after Johann Peter Petri (1752–1812), nickname “Schwarzpeter”.

Noun

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Schwarzer Peter m (strong, definite nominative der Schwarze Peter, genitive (des) Schwarzen Peters, plural Schwarze Peter, definite plural die Schwarzen Peter)

  1. (card games) old maid
  2. (folklore) Black Peter
  3. (figurative) buck, blame, responsibility, scapegoating, finger-pointing
    Synonym: Schuld
    den Schwarzen Peter weitergebento pass the buck
    er wolte mir den Schwarzen Peter zuschiebenhe tried to pass the buck to me

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