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German Word of the Day

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die Kippe (-n)  spring (sports); (slang) cigarette, cig, butt, (a) smoke; (garbage) dump
auf der Kippe stehen (idiom)  to hang/be in the balance, be balanced precariously, be at risk, be touch and go

Tausende Jobs sollen auf der Kippe stehen.
Thousands of jobs are said to be at risk.
Er wollte Kippen kaufen.
He wanted to buy cigs.

Related: kippen tilt, tip, overturn, der Kipper dump truck, das Dreh-Kipp-Fenster tilt window

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