# der Rattenschwanz

der Rattenschwanz is a German noun meaning “rat tail”. Forms: des Rattenschwanzes, die Rattenschwänze.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Rattenschwanzes
- Plural: die Rattenschwänze

## Meanings

1. rat tail
2. _collective · colloquial · figurative_ slew (large amount; often of negative consequences)
   - Auch wirft diese Politik des Fait accompli einen Rattenschwanz von Folgeproblemen auf. — This policy of fait accompli also raises a whole slew of subsequent problems.
3. rattail (hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair)

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