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ersatzbeing a substitute or replacement, typically an inferior one

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: being a substitute or replacement, typically an inferior one

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɛrsɑts/

Korean meaning: 대용품의, 모조의, 가짜의

Korean pronunciation: **어**사츠

Example Sentences

  • The movie was full of ersatz emotions that felt completely artificial.
  • He bought an ersatz Rolex from a street vendor and proudly showed it off until it stopped working after two days.
  • The ersatz leather jacket looked convincing until it started peeling after the first rain.

ersatz

ADJECTIVE

//ˈɛrsɑts//

being a substitute or replacement, typically an inferior one

ersatz concept
💡 Concept

a customer takes their first sip of expensive coffee and immediately makes a disgusted face, realizing it tastes terrible. The cup contains cheap instant coffee powder instead of the premium beans advertised on the menu board. The customer holds up the cup questioningly toward the nervous barista who looks away sheepishly. Other customers nearby notice the commotion and start examining their own drinks suspiciously. A pile of empty instant coffee packets sits partially hidden behind the espresso machine. someone discovering they received an inferior substitute replacement instead of the genuine product they expected

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɛrsɑts/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɛːzats/

🌳Etymology

Rootersatz

Origin

From German 'ersatz' meaning 'replacement' or 'substitute.' The word gained prominence during World War I when Germany had to use artificial substitutes for real materials due to wartime shortages.

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🎵Rhyme

catshatsbats
cats
hats
bats

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📝Examples

The movie was full of ersatz emotions that felt completely artificial.

😄 Fun example

He bought an ersatz Rolex from a street vendor and proudly showed it off until it stopped working after two days.

😄 Fun example

The ersatz leather jacket looked convincing until it started peeling after the first rain.

Critics dismissed the restaurant's fusion cuisine as ersatz tradition.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

artificialfakesubstituteimitationsynthetic

Antonyms

genuineauthenticreal

Related

counterfeitreplicasimulationmock