Pfuscherei

German

Etymology

From pfuschen (“to botch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /p͡fʊʃəˈʁaɪ̯/
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Noun

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

(informal, derogatory) bungling
Synonym: Stümperei
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vorspiel auf dem Theater”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎:
  Der saubern Herren Pfuscherey / Ist, merk’ ich, schon bey euch Maxime.
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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

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

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