English
Lügenpresse
Lügenpresse comes from German Lügenpresse ‘lying press’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentLügenpresse‘lying press’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentLügenpresse‘lying press’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
Earliest quotation: 2016, America’s alt-right learns to speak Nazi: “Lügenpresse: “After 1945 West Germans wisely shunned the word. The…”
Every English word from German Lügenpresse
Today it means
noun lamestream media
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Lügenpresse / Lügenpresse