Stehaufmanderl

German

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Etymology

steh auf (get up!) +‎ Manderl (little man), from aufstehen.

Pronunciation

Noun

Stehaufmanderl n (strong or mixed, genitive Stehaufmanderls, plural Stehaufmanderl or Stehaufmanderln) (Austria, Bavaria)

  1. roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)
  2. (figurative) someone who easily recovers from setbacks

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