Schnapsidee

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Schnaps (booze) +‎ Idee (idea). Akin to German Schnapsidee.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vienna) IPA(key): /ˈʃnɔpsiˌtɛ/
  • Hyphenation: Schnaps‧i‧dee

Noun

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Schnapsidee f

  1. An impractical idea which seems brilliant when one is drunk.
    • 2012, Roman Riegler, Die Sozialisation zur Kontrollüberzeugung unter dem Genderaspekt[1], a Masterarbeit which contains an Interviewtranskript, page 164:
      [] dass i mi dann wirklich entschieden hab, den ah des Auslandsjohr zu machen, woa im Prinzip a a Schnapsidee, allerdings koa negativ gmante, []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

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  • Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “Schnǫ́psidę́”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT

German

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Etymology

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Schnaps +‎ Idee

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnapsʔiˌdeː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Schnapsidee f (genitive Schnapsidee, plural Schnapsideen)

  1. An idea that seems clever/brilliant at first but turns out to be stupid on second thought.
    • 2021 April 7, Ralf Sotscheck, “Neue schottisch-nordirische Verbindung: Viel Rummel um Tunnel”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[2], →ISSN:
      Aber in den beiden Ländern, die verbunden werden sollen, ist man skeptisch. Eine Schnapsidee, findet die nordirische Ministerin für Infrastruktur, Nichola Mallon, von der Sozialdemokratischen Partei.
      However, there is skepticism in both of the countries which shall be connected. The Northern Irish Minister for Infrastructure, Nichola Mallon from the Social Democratic and Labour Party, considers this a Schnapsidee.

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