Drachenfutter

Definitions

A gift given to placate someone, especially a spouse, who is angry at the giver.

no-plural, rare

Equivalents

Examples

“Without Drachenfutter the divorce rate would be far higher than it is now! :)”

“Invest⟳ in some Drachenfutter* as well, then. . . . *You'll know⟳ the principle even if you don't know⟳ the term. It's 'dragon fodder', what errant German husbands give⟳ their wives when they've been up to something she'll disapprove of.”

“From what she had heard of relations between the Propaganda Minister and his wife over the past summer, Magda must have⟳ received Drachenfutter by the kilo, but it was having little effect.”

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