Fettnäpfchen

German

Etymology

From Fettnapf + -chen. The figurative sense is a backformation from the phrase ins Fettnäpfchen treten, which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛtˌnɛpf.çən/
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  • Hyphenation: Fett‧näpf‧chen

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (literal) Diminutive of Fettnapf: a small dubbin-containing bowl.
  2. (figurative) a situation or topic where one may easily make a faux pas
  3. (figurative, by extension) the faux pas itself
    • 2011, Nandine Meyden, Tisch-Manieren: Im Restaurant. Beim Geschäftsessen. Zu Hause, Schlütersche, →ISBN, page 193:
      Etikette-Expertin Nandine Meyden verrät, wie Sie rund ums Essen eine gute Figur machen und Fettnäpfchen stilsicher vermeiden.
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Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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