Wutbürger
German
Etymology
Wut + Bürger, Wut (“rage, fury, wrath, temper, dander, frenzy, passion”) + Bürger (“citizen, burgher”). Cognate to English wode (“furious, fury”) + burgher (“citizen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvuːtˌbʏʁɡɐ/
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Noun
Wutbürger m (strong, genitive Wutbürgers, plural Wutbürger, feminine Wutbürgerin)
- (journalistic, derogatory) An angry or enraged citizen, especially one who feels politically marginalized.
- 2022 December 15, Hartmut Rosa, quotee, “Hartmut Rosa im Gespräch: Die Zukunft ist nicht zu sehen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
- Da hat sich auf allen Ebenen etwas geändert. Wir haben nur noch Wutbürger. Klimaleugner hassen Klimaaktivisten und andersrum.
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Declension
Derived terms
- Tollwutbürger
Related terms
- Tollwut
- Wutanfall
- Spießbürger
- Hassbürger
See also
- Appendix:GfdS words of the year#2010
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