Halligalli
German
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editEtymology
editPerhaps from English hully gully, a popular dance in the 1960s.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHalligalli n or m (strong, genitive Halligallis or Halligalli, plural Halligalli)
- (colloquial) ruckus, jamboree
- Synonym: Rambazamba
- 2020 August 3, Ariane Lemme, “Nach Corona ist vor Corona: Träum weiter, Baby”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Kurz: ich bin enttäuscht. Die kurze Phase der Einkehr, des diskursiven Leiserwerdens ist vorbei. Vorbei die Zeit, sich aus der Distanz des Homeoffice heraus die größeren Fragen anzugucken. Längst ist wieder Halligalli angesagt.
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Declension
editDeclension of Halligalli [neuter // masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Halligalli” in Duden online
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