"Sommerloch" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɔmɐˌlɔx/ Audio: De-Sommerloch.ogg
Etymology: From Sommer (“summer”) + Loch (“hole, gap”). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Sommer|Loch|t1=summer|t2=hole, gap}} Sommer (“summer”) + Loch (“hole, gap”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er}} Sommerloch n (strong, genitive Sommerloches or Sommerlochs, plural Sommerlöcher) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Sommerloches [genitive], Sommerlochs [genitive], Sommerlöcher [plural], strong [table-tags], Sommerloch [nominative, singular], Sommerlöcher [definite, nominative, plural], Sommerloches [genitive, singular], Sommerlochs [genitive, singular], Sommerlöcher [definite, genitive, plural], Sommerloch [dative, singular], Sommerloche [dative, singular], Sommerlöchern [dative, definite, plural], Sommerloch [accusative, singular], Sommerlöcher [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (journalism) silly season; slow news day (time during the summer break when the media resort to reporting largely inconsequential stories) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Mass media, Newspapers Synonyms: Sauregurkenzeit
    Sense id: en-Sommerloch-de-noun-L9recmme Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Topics: journalism, media

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Bekanntlich is die Urlaubs- und Ferienzeit relativ arm an aufregenden Ereignissen, und wir sind längst daran gewöhnt, dass Politiker aller Couleur dieses Sommerloch durch ungewöhnliche Aktionen oder Wortbeitrage zur Selbstdarstellung nutzen.",
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          "text": "So ein Sommerloch ist auch eine Chance. Zum Beispiel für Tiere, sie haben im Sommer regelmäßig ihren großen Auftritt. Erinnert sich noch jemand an Schwan Petra in Münster, die sich in ein Tretboot verliebte?",
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