Zeter und Mordio

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German

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡seːtɐ ʊnt ˈmɔʁdi̯o/
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Phrase

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  1. (colloquial, dated) hue and cry (loud and persistent public clamour)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Erich Mühsam, chapter 4, in Tagebücher 1910-1924, published 1994, →ISBN:
      Der Rechtsanwalt Goldschmidt II, unser neuer Kassenwart beim Neuen Verein, mit dem ich jüngst ein ganz interessantes Gespräch über Anarchismus hatte, stößt gegen Quidde ins Horn: die liberalen Parteien sollen ihn rausschmeißen, denn er schände den deutschen Namen, kurzum: Zeter und Mordio!
      The lawyer Goldschmidt II, our new Cash Custodian at the New Club, that I had an interesting talk with about anarchism recently, blows his horn against Quidde: The liberal party should expel him, he would desecrate the German name, in short: hue and cry!
    Synonym: Gezeter

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