First Known Use: 1875
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ersatz
adjective er·satz \ˈer-ˌsäts, -ˌzäts, er-ˈ; ˈər-ˌsats\
: copied from something else and usually not as good as the original
Full Definition of ERSATZ
: being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation <ersatz turf> <ersatz intellectuals>
— ersatz noun
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Origin of ERSATZ
German ersatz-, from Ersatz, noun, substitute
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