# die Affenjacke

die Affenjacke is a German noun meaning “monkey jacket”. Forms: der Affenjacke, die Affenjacken.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Affenjacke
- Plural: die Affenjacken

## Meanings

1. monkey jacket, shell jacket
   - Diese verdammte Manier bringt uns ganz herunter, und wenn wir hier unser Brot nicht verlieren wollen, müssen wir selber die Affenjacke anziehen. — This damned fashion is bringing us all down, and if we don't want to lose our bread here, we have to put on the monkey jackets ourselves.

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