ersatz
“ersatz” is a german word and means subst-tute.
“hallo klaus, hast du das ersatzrad?”
“h-llo klaus, do you got the spare tire?”
“der trainer schickt seine ersatzspieler rein.”
“the coach is sending in his subst-tute players.”
being an inferior subst-tute or alternative.
the show “mad tv” is an ersatz “sat-rday night live”.
a situation in which one thing is pretending to be another. from lemony snicket’s a series of unfortunate events, book 6, the ersatz elevator, page 129
“not only are there no ropes,” violet said. “there’s no endlessly looped belt, push-b-tton console, or electromagnetic braking system. i don’t even see an enclosed platform.”
“i knew it,” klaus said, in hushed excitement. ” i knew the elevator was ersatz.
fake, phony; not real.
look at her, lording it up in that ersatz gucci outfit…she makes me so sick.
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