Schmeißfliege

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From schmeißen (to defecate, literally to throw) +‎ Fliege (fly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃmaɪ̯sˌfliːɡə]
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  • Hyphenation: Schmeiß‧flie‧ge

Noun

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Schmeißfliege f (genitive Schmeißfliege, plural Schmeißfliegen)

  1. blowfly (insect of the family Calliphoridae)
    Synonyms: Aasfliege, (dated) Schmeiße
  2. (derogatory, dated, right-leaning German politics) leftist intellectual
    • 2008 August 25, Christoph Seils, “Griff in die Mottenkiste”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Willy Brandt war ein Vaterlandsverräter, linke Intellektuelle waren Schmeißfliegen und die Grünen Terroristenfreunde. Der Wahlsieg heiligte die Mittel.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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