Zeter und Mordio

German

Alternative forms

• Zetermordio

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡seːtɐ ʊnt ˈmɔʁdi̯o/

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Phrase

Zeter und Mordio

1. (colloquial, dated) hue and cry (loud and persistent public clamour)

   Synonym: Gezeter

   • (Can we date this quote?), Erich Mühsam, chapter 4, in Tagebücher 1910-1924, published 1994, →ISBN:

     Der Rechtsanwalt Goldschmidt II, unser neuer Kassenwart beim Neuen Verein, mit dem ich jüngst ein ganz interessantes Gespräch über Anarchismus hatte, stößt gegen Quidde ins Horn: die liberalen Parteien sollen ihn rausschmeißen, denn er schände den deutschen Namen, kurzum: Zeter und Mordio!

     The lawyer Goldschmidt II, our new Cash Custodian at the New Club, that I had an interesting talk with about anarchism recently, blows his horn against Quidde: The liberal party should expel him, he would desecrate the German name, in short: hue and cry!

Further reading

• “Zeter und Mordio” in Duden online