"random" meaning in German

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʁɛndəm/ Audio: De-random.ogg Forms: youth slang
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English random. Etymology templates: {{ubor|de|en|random}} Unadapted borrowing from English random Head templates: {{de-adj|indecl}} random (indeclinable)
  1. random (selected for no particular reason) Tags: colloquial, indeclinable Synonyms: beliebig
    Sense id: en-random-de-adj-L0xinFVB
  2. random (apropos of nothing, lacking context) Tags: colloquial, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-random-de-adj-5I5zOOiE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 90 4
  3. random (often saying random things) Tags: colloquial, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-random-de-adj-HKC~~AyQ

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