Eintagsfliege

German

Etymology

ein (“one”) +‎ Tag (“day”) +‎ -s- +‎ Fliege (“fly”)

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Noun

Eintagsfliege f (genitive Eintagsfliege, plural Eintagsfliegen)

  1. mayfly
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) nine day wonder (something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned)

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