"Rampensau" meaning in German

See Rampensau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʁampn̩ˌzaʊ̯/, /ˈʁampm̩ˌzaʊ̯/ Audio: De-Rampensau.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Rampensau2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Rampe + -n- + Sau Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Rampe|-n-|Sau}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*sūz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*sū", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Sau", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Rampensau", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Rampensau">, {{af|de|Rampe|-n-|Sau}} Rampe + -n- + Sau Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Rampensau f (genitive Rampensau, plural Rampensäue) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Rampensau [genitive], Rampensäue [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Rampensau [nominative, singular], Rampensäue [definite, nominative, plural], Rampensau [genitive, singular], Rampensäue [definite, genitive, plural], Rampensau [dative, singular], Rampensäuen [dative, definite, plural], Rampensau [accusative, singular], Rampensäue [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) bête de scène, born showman/showwoman Tags: feminine, informal
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