"veeblefetzer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: veeblefetzers [plural]
Etymology: A nonsense word, popularized by MAD Magazine in 1953. Generally accepted to be a derivation from Yiddish [Term?], from German weben + fetzen. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi}} Yiddish [Term?], {{compound|de|weben|fetzen|nocat=1}} weben + fetzen, {{bor|en|de|<i class="Latn mention" lang="de">weben</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">fetzen</i>}} German weben + fetzen Head templates: {{en-noun}} veeblefetzer (plural veeblefetzers)
  1. (slang) An unspecified object; a thingy or doodad. Wikipedia link: MAD Magazine Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-veeblefetzer-en-noun-U8MGqwvm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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