Köpenickiade

== German == === Etymology === From Köpenick, where in 1906 a cobbler impersonated a Prussian Guards officer and successfully confiscated the town's treasury, claiming to be acting in the name of the Kaiser. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkøːpənɪˈki̯aːdə/ Hyphenation: Kö‧pe‧ni‧cki‧a‧de === Noun === Köpenickiade f (genitive Köpenickiade, plural Köpenickiaden) con game involving pretending to be in a position of authority. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Köpenickiade” in Duden online Köpenickiade on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de