# Pustekuchen

Pustekuchen is a German interjection meaning “no way!”.

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ no way!, not gonna happen!, forget about it!
   - Du könntest mich doch abholen… — Ja, Pustekuchen! Nimm dir mal schön ’n Taxi! — I thought you might come fetch me… — No chance! Just go and take a taxi!
2. _Germany · colloquial_ by no means; far from it; no dice; no way; not a chance; nothing doing; on the contrary
   - Viele denken, Theater spielen könne ja jeder. Aber Pustekuchen! Das ist schwieriger als man denkt!

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Pustekuchen