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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Untergeschobene Sache

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʊntɐɡəˌʃoːbənə ˈzaxə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fit-up/ˈfɪt.ʌp/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #28500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er behauptete, die Anschuldigungen seien eine gemeine Fälschung."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A portable theatrical stage, set, or touring company that can be easily assembled and dismantled.

    "The traveling troupe carried their entire scenery in a compact fit-up for village hall performances."
  2. 2

    A frame-up or a carefully prepared scheme or hoax, especially one designed to incriminate someone falsely.

    "He claimed the charges against him were a total fit-up orchestrated by his business rivals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the phrasal combination of the verb 'fit' and the adverb 'up', dating back to the late 19th century in British theatrical and trades slang. Initially used to describe portable or hastily assembled theatrical stages and equipment, it later expanded colloquially to denote fabricated situations or schemes.

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