Raubkopie
German
Etymology
Raub (“robbery”) + Kopie (“copy”)
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Raubkopie f (genitive Raubkopie, plural Raubkopien)
- an illegal copy of digital data
Usage notes
- Usage of the word has been pushed mainly by the music industry and there has been criticism that the word is a dysphemism, because the term Raub includes that someone uses violence to steal something, a more neutral term could be Schwarzkopie.
Further reading
- “Raubkopie” in Duden online