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Fahrvergnügen

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Contents

• 1English
  • 1.1Alternative forms
  • 1.2Etymology
  • 1.3Noun
  • 1.4Further reading
• 2German
  • 2.1Etymology
  • 2.2Pronunciation
  • 2.3Noun

English

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Alternative forms

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• Fahrvergnugen, fahrvergnügen, Fahrvergnuegen, fahrvergnuegen

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Fahrvergnügen, from fahren (“to drive”) +‎ Vergnügen (“pleasure”); popularised in the USA by Volkswagen advertisements in the 1990s.

Noun

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Fahrvergnügen (uncountable)

1. Driving pleasure, especially with regard to Volkswagen vehicles. quotations ▼

Further reading

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•  Volkswagen advertising § Fahrvergnügen on Wikipedia.

German

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Etymology

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fahren (“to drive”) +‎ Vergnügen (“pleasure”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌɡnyːɡŋ̍]

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Noun

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Fahrvergnügen n (strong, genitive Fahrvergnügens, plural Fahrvergnügen)

1. Driving pleasure.