"Knüller" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈknʏlɐ/ Audio: De-Knüller.ogg
Etymology: 20th century. Perhaps from knüllen + -er, where the verb would be used in its obsolete sense “to hit, bump” (compare Schlager), hence probably following dialectal usage or Yiddish קנעלן (kneln). Alternatively it may be a blend of Knaller + Brüller. Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|knüllen|-er}} knüllen + -er, {{m|de|Schlager}} Schlager, {{der|de|yi|קנעלן}} Yiddish קנעלן (kneln), {{blend|de|Knaller|Brüller|nocap=1}} blend of Knaller + Brüller Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Knüller m (strong, genitive Knüllers, plural Knüller) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Knüllers [genitive], Knüller [plural], strong [table-tags], Knüller [nominative, singular], Knüller [definite, nominative, plural], Knüllers [genitive, singular], Knüller [definite, genitive, plural], Knüller [dative, singular], Knüllern [dative, definite, plural], Knüller [accusative, singular], Knüller [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal, often journalism) an exciting article, news story, or piece of information; a sensation, bombshell Tags: informal, masculine, often, strong Categories (topical): Mass media Synonyms: Hammer, Knaller, Sensation
    Sense id: en-Knüller-de-noun-jrMJY334 Categories (other): German blends, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German blends: 42 18 39 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 34 33 34 Topics: journalism, media
  2. (informal) something that is funny, often in an unusual or bizarre way Tags: informal, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Knüller-de-noun-EVJuaRFl Categories (other): German blends, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German blends: 42 18 39 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 34 33 34
  3. (otherwise dated) a blockbuster, hit, highlight, anything exciting Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Knüller-de-noun-osFUj--E Categories (other): German blends, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German blends: 42 18 39 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 34 33 34

Inflected forms

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