# das Sommerloch

das Sommerloch is a German noun meaning “silly season”. Forms: des Sommerlochs, die Sommerlöcher.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Sommerlochs
- Plural: die Sommerlöcher

## In other languages

- Русский: жарг. мёртвый сезон

## Meanings

1. silly season; slow news day (time during the summer break when the media resort to reporting largely inconsequential stories)
   - Bekanntlich is die Urlaubs- und Ferienzeit relativ arm an aufregenden Ereignissen, und wir sind längst daran gewöhnt, dass Politiker aller Couleur dieses Sommerloch durch ungewöhnliche Aktionen oder Wortbeitrage zur Selbstdarstellung nutzen. — As is well known, the holiday season is relatively devoid of exciting events, and we have long been used to politicians of all stripes taking advantage of this silly season for self-promotion through unusual actions or statements.

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