Mauschelei

German

Etymology

mauscheln (“to scheme, cheat”) +‎ -ei

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʊ̯ʃəˈlaɪ̯/
Hyphenation: Mau‧sche‧lei
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

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

(informal) fraud, corruption
Synonym: Betrug
- 2022 October 19, Annette Jensen, “Ehemaliger Flughafen Tempelhof: Endlich klare Regeln”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
  Ein Berliner Bündnis fordert am ehemaligen Flughafen Tempelhof die „Halle für alle“. Damit soll die intransparente Vergabe und Mauschelei enden.
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Declension

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

Further reading

“Mauschelei” in Duden online
“Mauschelei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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