Vocabulary
die
Stilblüte
/ˈʃtiːlˌblyːtə/· noun· Pl. die Stilblüten
howler (an unintentionally funny phrasing)
A sentence that says something quite different from what the writer meant — and makes readers laugh. Collections of Stilblüten from school essays and official letters are a classic.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Stilblüte
- Plural
- die Stilblüten
- Genitiv
- der Stilblüte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Stilblüte
unintentionally comic phrasing
Der Satz ist eine herrliche Stilblüte.
The sentence is a wonderful howler.
Word family
Stilblüteder Stilstyledie Blüteblossom, flowerblühento bloom
Common combinations
- eine köstliche Stilblütea delightful howler
- Stilblüten sammelnto collect howlers
- eine Stilblüte entdeckento spot a howler
Real examples
- In der Leserpost finden wir jede Woche eine neue Stilblüte.Every week we find a new howler in the readers' letters.
- Der Kollege sammelt Stilblüten aus Behördenbriefen.Our colleague collects howlers from official letters.
- Durch das falsch gesetzte Komma entstand eine Stilblüte.The misplaced comma produced a howler.
