Pi mal Daumen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “pi times thumb”. Compare similar Polish pi razy drzwi (literally “pi times door”) and pi razy oko (literally “pi times eye”).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

Pi mal Daumen

  1. (informal) roughly (according to one's own estimation or a rule of thumb)
    Synonyms: ungefähr, so
    Das müssten so Pi mal Daumen 35 Meter sein.
    This should be approximately 35 metres.

Usage notes

  • Often additionally qualified with so (see usage example), which can itself be used to mark an estimate.

See also

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