See Gedöns in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"derogatory"
],
"word": "Schund"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:Zeug",
"word": "Stuff"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:Zeug",
"tags": [
"Austria"
],
"word": "Talmi"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:Zeug",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "Tand"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:Zeug",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "Tinnef"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:Zeug",
"word": "Trödel"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:Zeug",
"word": "Zeug"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:Zeug",
"tags": [
"derogatory"
],
"word": "Zeugs"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:Zeug",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "Zinnober"
}
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"derogatory",
"neuter",
"no-plural",
"regional",
"strong"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɡəˈdøːns/"
},
{
"audio": "De-Gedöns.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2b/De-Ged%C3%B6ns.ogg/De-Ged%C3%B6ns.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/De-Ged%C3%B6ns.ogg",
"tags": [
"Germany",
"Berlin"
]
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"1998 German federal election",
"Gerhard Schröder"
],
"word": "Gedöns"
}
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