auf gut Deutsch

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German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “in good German”, with fossiled uninflected neuter adjective as in fließend Wasser etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aʊ̯f ɡuːt ˈdɔʏ̯tʃ/
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Prepositional phrase[edit]

auf gut Deutsch

  1. (idiomatic) clearly, bluntly, possibly involving bad language
    Das geht mir – auf gut Deutscham Arsch vorbei.
    Bluntly speaking, I don’t give a shit.
    (literally, “That goes – in good German – past my arse.”)

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