# der Wanderpokal

der Wanderpokal is a German noun meaning “a travelling trophy; a cup for a recurring contest held by the most recent winner”. Forms: des Wanderpokals, die Wanderpokale.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wanderpokals
- Plural: die Wanderpokale

## Meanings

1. a travelling trophy; a cup for a recurring contest held by the most recent winner
2. _figurative_ anything that is owned for a while and then habitually lost or handed over
   - Die Erde ist ein Wanderpokal. Ein Wanderpokal, der immer den Völkern gegeben wird, die ihn verdienen; die im Kampf um das Dasein sich stark genug erweisen, die eigene Existenzgrundlage sicherzustellen. Ein Wanderpokal, der den Völkern genommen wird, die schwach werden [...]. — The earth is a travelling trophy. A travelling trophy that is always given to those peoples who deserve it, who in the struggle for survival prove to be strong enough to secure their own means of existence. A travelling trophy that is taken away from those peoples who become weak ….
3. _slang · vulgar_ a promiscuous person (usually female); a slut, town bicycle

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