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‖ Schweinerei|ˈʃvaɪnəraɪ| Also with lower-case initial. [G., lit. ‘piggishness’.] Obnoxious behaviour, a repulsive incident or object, a scandal.
1906G. B. Shaw Let. 7 May (1972) II. 620 Reinhardt took not the smallest notice of either your letter or Barker's. Barker naturally regards this as a Schweinerei of the first order. 1938L. Bemelmans Life Class i. vi. 98 Whenever a student brought in a reproduction of one of her paintings, Thaddeus would..shout: ‘Take it out, out with this Schweinerei’! 1965Economist 25 Dec. 1433/3 Some Japanese producers were discovered selling out of line at the recent Canton Fair. But this schweinerei was swiftly stamped on. 1975Times 7 Oct. 12/8 India..will outline the petty Schweinerei of Mrs. Gandhi. |