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Drachenfutter

Drachenfutter noun: a gift given to placate someone, especially a spouse, who is angry at the giver.

Noun

Drachenfutter (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, rare) A gift given to placate someone, especially a spouse, who is angry at the giver.
    • Without Drachenfutter the divorce rate would be far higher than it is now! :)1998 September 27, Rich G., “ok”, in alt.games.diablo (Usenet)
    • Invest in some Drachenfutter* as well, then. . . . *You'll know the principle even if you don't know the term. It's 'dragon fodder', what errant German husbands give their wives when they've been up to something she'll disapprove of.2005 April 16, Roger Whitehead, uk.rec.photo.misc (Usenet)

Origin of Drachenfutter

Borrowed from German Drachenfutter (“dragon fodder”).

Questions about Drachenfutter

What does Drachenfutter mean?
Drachenfutter means a gift given to placate someone, especially a spouse, who is angry at the giver.
What part of speech is Drachenfutter?
Drachenfutter is a noun.

Words near Drachenfutter in the dictionary

  1. dracaenas
  2. dracaenoside
  3. dracanth
  4. dracarys
  5. Drachenfels
  6. Drachenfutter
  7. drachm
  8. drachma
  9. drachmae
  10. drachmai
  11. drachmal

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