Sündenbabel

German

Etymology

Sünde (sin) + -n- + Babel (Babel, Babylon)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʏndənˌbaːbəl/
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Noun

Sündenbabel n (strong, genitive Sündenbabels, plural Sündenbabel)

  1. (derogatory) a place rife with hedonism or sin, particularly of sexual nature; sink of iniquity
    Synonym: Sündenpfuhl
    Amsterdam ist das Sündenbabel Europas.
    Amsterdam is Europe’s sink of iniquity.

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