regulars' table / populist
der Stammtisch, die Stammtische
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populist / barroom
Usually used pejoratively and as part of a compound word to describe a way of thinking or speaking that is considered highly simplistic, populist, and shaped by prejudice.
Seine Argumente waren auf einem reinen Stammtisch-Niveau und ignorierten alle Fakten.
His arguments were at a purely populist barroom level and ignored all the facts.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Stammtische |
| genitive | des Stammtisches |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Stammtisch | die Stammtische |
| accusative | den Stammtisch | die Stammtische |
| dative | dem Stammtisch | den Stammtischen |
| genitive | des Stammtisches des Stammtischs | der Stammtische |
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The word 'Stammtisch' originally refers to a table in a pub or restaurant that is reserved for a group of regulars. The negative meaning arose from the idea that simplified and populist opinions about complex topics are often expressed at such tables.
Die Diskussion über Politik war leider auf reinem Stammtisch-Niveau.
Unfortunately, the discussion about politics was at a purely populist barroom level.
'Stammtisch-' is used almost exclusively as the first part of compound nouns in order to evaluate them negatively. It functions like a prefix and is not declined like a normal adjective.
Solche Stammtischparolen helfen uns bei der Lösung des Problems nicht weiter.
Such populist slogans don't help us solve the problem.
Common pejorative compounds are 'die Stammtischparole' (a populist slogan), 'das Stammtischniveau' (a low level of discussion), and 'die Stammtischpolitik' (strongly simplistic politics).
Er versuchte, mit Stammtischparolen die Wähler zu überzeugen.
He tried to win over voters with populist slogans.
morning pint
“Stammtisch-” usually describes, in a compound word, a highly simplistic, populist way of thinking or speaking shaped by prejudice. A Frühschoppen, on the other hand, is a social gathering in the late morning involving a traditional drink. The words therefore do not refer to the same kind of gathering.
Der Artikel kritisierte die Stammtischparolen über die neue Regelung.
The article criticized the barroom slogans about the new regulation.
Am Sonntag trafen sich die Nachbarn zum Frühschoppen im Gasthaus.
On Sunday, the neighbors met at the pub for a late-morning get-together.
