Kaffeesatzlesen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Kaffeesatz (“coffee grounds”) + Lesen (“reading”)
Noun[edit]
Kaffeesatzlesen n (strong, genitive Kaffeesatzlesens, no plural)
- tasseography; coffee ground reading; tea leaf reading (predicting the future by reading the grounds left in a cup, especially of coffee)
- (figurative) pointless speculation or prediction about future events
Declension[edit]
Declension of Kaffeesatzlesen [sg-only, neuter, strong]