dunkelgelbe Karte

German

Etymology

Literally: “dark yellow card”, that is one approaching red. Note that this collocation was used in English by Arsène Wenger in 2016. Wenger, who speaks German, may have borrowed it thence.

Noun

dunkelgelbe Karte f (genitive dunkelgelben Karte or dunkelgelber Karte, plural dunkelgelben Karten or dunkelgelbe Karten)

  1. (soccer, informal) A debatable yellow card for a foul or misconduct that could also have deserved a red card.
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