Dingenskirchen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Dingens (“thingy”) +‎ -kirchen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋənsˌkɪʁçən/, /ˈdɪŋənsˌkɪɐ̯çn̩/
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Noun[edit]

Dingenskirchen n (genitive Dingenskirchen or Dingenskirchens, no plural)

  1. so-and-so, thingamajig, Anytown (placeholder name, originally restricted to placenames)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings
    wir fuhren nach Dingenskirchen ― we drove to Anytown
    Frau Dingenskirchen ― Ms. Jane Doe

Further reading[edit]

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