# der Schwarzer Peter

der Schwarzer Peter is a German noun meaning “old maid”. Forms: des Schwarzen Peters, die Schwarze Peter.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Schwarzen Peters
- Plural: die Schwarze Peter

## Meanings

1. old maid
2. Black Peter
3. _figurative_ buck, blame, responsibility, scapegoating, finger-pointing
   - den Schwarzen Peter weitergeben — to pass the buck

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