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Etymology edit

Compound of schnüffeln (to snoop, to sniff out) +‎ Staat (state).

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Noun edit

Schnüffelstaat m (mixed, genitive Schnüffelstaates or Schnüffelstaats, plural Schnüffelstaaten)

  1. (colloquial) surveillance state

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