Geheimratsecken
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Etymology
[edit]From Geheimrat (“privy councillor”) + -s- + Ecken (“corners”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Geheimratsecken f pl (rare singular Geheimratsecke)
- a form of slight or beginning male pattern baldness where the hairline has receded on the temples and the sides of the forehead, but less so in the middle
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Geheimratsecken” in Duden online
- “Geheimratsecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache