Mäusemelken
German
editEtymology
editMaus (“mouse”) + melken (“to milk an animal”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editMäusemelken n (strong, genitive Mäusemelkens, no plural)
- (humorous, colloquial) a ridiculously tedious and inefficient process
- a desperate and hopeless situation (but not involving high stakes)
Declension
editDeclension of Mäusemelken [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “Mäusemelken” in Duden online
- “Mäusemelken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mäusemelken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon