mausetot

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Low German mursdōd, interpreting mu(r)s (“suddenly, entirely”) as Mūs (“mouse”) (New High German Maus) through folk etymology. Compare Dutch morsdood.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mausetot (not comparable)

  1. stone dead, dead as a dodo, dead as a doornail

Declension

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Further reading

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