Complete Definition of "schrankschande"

rfv|Not English
see|Schrankschande
English

Pronunciation
rfap
IPA|/'�ɻ�ɳk'��ɳd�/

Etymology
w:German|German: Schrank 'cabinet, closet' + Schande 'disgrace, embarrassment'.
In the English language the term became more commonly used through cross-cultural and multi-lingual exchange over the internet after the late 1990s.

Noun
schrankschande

  1. An item of possession which embarrasses the owner and often is not used for years.

#: The gift turned out to be a real schrankschande of her apartment.
#: He considered his old books a schrankschande.

Related terms
schrank

See also
white elephant

Revision and Credits for"schrankschande"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.