auf gut Deutsch

German

Alternative forms

auf Deutsch gesagt

Etymology

Literally, “in good German”, with fossiled uninflected neuter adjective as in fließend Wasser etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʊ̯f ɡuːt ˈdɔʏ̯tʃ/
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Prepositional phrase

auf gut Deutsch

(idiomatic) clearly, bluntly, possibly involving bad language
Das geht mir – auf gut Deutsch – am Arsch vorbei.
Bluntly speaking, I don’t give a shit.
(literally, “That goes – in good German – past my arse.”)

Further reading

“auf gut Deutsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
"auf gut Deutsch" in Redensarten-Index

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