Ellenbogengesellschaft

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Etymology[edit]

From Ellenbogen (elbow) +‎ Gesellschaft (society).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl(ə)nboːɡ(ə)nɡəˌzɛlʃaft/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: El‧len‧bo‧gen‧ge‧sell‧schaft

Noun[edit]

Ellenbogengesellschaft f (genitive Ellenbogengesellschaft, plural Ellenbogengesellschaften)

  1. dog-eat-dog society (world, jungle), survival-of-the-fittest world, everyone-for-himself society

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