Papiertiger

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • paper tiger

Etymology

Affix from German Papier (paper) + German Tiger (tiger).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Tiger

Gloss

tiger

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
🐅 🐯

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