Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lügenpresse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: lu-gen-presse
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

lamestream media

American usage; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"When a video of two Donald Trump supporters shouting “Lügenpresse” (lying press) started to circulate Sunday, viewers from Germany soon noted its explosive nature. The defamatory word was most frequently used in Nazi Germany."
"After 1945 West Germans wisely shunned the word. The East Germans were less inhibited: it was now the West German media that became the capitalist and fascist Lügenpresse."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Lügenpresse (“lying press”).

Usage

American usage
Derogatory

Synonyms

fake news yellow journalism

Questions

What does lügenpresse mean?: lamestream media
Where does lügenpresse come from?: Unadapted borrowing from German Lügenpresse (“lying press”).

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