Tinnef

See also: tinnef

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish טנוף (tinef) (via Rotwelsch), from Hebrew טִנּוּף (tinnúf, trash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪnɛf/, /ˈtɪnəf/
  • (file)

Noun

Tinnef m or n (strong, genitive Tinnefs, no plural)

  1. (dated, derogatory) junk, stuff of poor quality
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Zeug
    • 2013 December 22, Philip Eicker, “Hamburger Erotik-Weihnachtsmarkt: Oh Tannenbaum”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      In der Weihnachtsmarktwirtschaft schlägt sich Santa Pauli ganz gut. Der angebotene Tinnef kommt aus dem Viertel.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Further reading

  • Tinnef” in Duden online
  • Tinnef” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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