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das Phrasenschwein

Noun[ˈfʁaːzənˌʃvaɪ̯n]

an money box collecting fines for the use of hackneyed phrases; a “cliché box”

das Phrasenschwein is a German noun meaning “an (actual or rhetorical) money box collecting fines for the use of hackneyed phrases; a “cliché box” (swear box for clichés)”.

Genitive
des Phrasenschweins
Plural
die Phrasenschweine
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