Rüffel

See also: rüffel

German

Etymology

Back-formation from rüffeln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏfl̩/, /ˈʁʏfəl/
  • (file)

Noun

Rüffel m (strong, genitive Rüffels, plural Rüffel)

  1. reprimand, dressing-down
    Synonym: Rüge
    • 2009, Michael Bergius, Rüffel für Niebel:
      Einen Rüffel bekam gestern Entwicklungshilfeminister Dirk Niebel. Der FDP-Mann hatte erklärt, die Transaktionssteuer werde es “in dieser Legislaturperiode nicht geben” […]
      Yesterday the Minister for Development Aid Dirk Niebel got a reprimand. The FDP member had claimed, the transaction tax would “not be introduced in this legislature”

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