Schmonzette
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Schmunzette (nonstandard, but widely attested)
Etymology
edit20th century, from now archaic Schmonzes (“idle talk”) + -ette (after Operette or the like). The first component is from Yiddish שמאָנצעס (shmontses), itself likely from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת (šəmūʿōṯ, “rumours”). The alternative form with u probably through (etymologically unfounded) association with schmunzeln (“to smile slightly, smirk”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchmonzette f (genitive Schmonzette, plural Schmonzetten)
- (colloquial, derogatory) a cheesy, kitschy film, play or book
- 2023 November 25, Doris Akrap, “Sisi für Sisi-Muffel”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Einer der Gründe für die aktuelle Sisi-Renaissance dürfte sicher sein, dass das Bild der schönen, modernen und tragischen österreichischen Kaiserin jahrzehntelang von den Schmonzetten mit Romy Schneider geprägt war.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editDeclension of Schmonzette [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schmonzette | die | Schmonzetten |
genitive | einer | der | Schmonzette | der | Schmonzetten |
dative | einer | der | Schmonzette | den | Schmonzetten |
accusative | eine | die | Schmonzette | die | Schmonzetten |
Further reading
edit- “Schmonzette” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schmonzette” in Duden online
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