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ersatz(dictionary)

ersatz (iou)



ersatz adjective & noun. L19.
[German = compensation, replacement.]
A. adjective. Made or used as a (usually inferior) substitute for something else. L19.
New Yorker I stole packets of sugar and containers of ersatz cream. T. Leary The external social drama which is as dehydrated and ersatz as TV.
b. noun. An ersatz thing. L19.