goldener Schuss

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German

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Etymology

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Perhaps from the 1960s German TV game show of the same name (see The Golden Shot).

Noun

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goldener Schuss m (strong, definite nominative der goldene Schuss, genitive (des) goldenen Schusses, no plural)

  1. (slang, euphemistic) overdose (lethal injection of drugs, especially heroin)
    • 1978, Horst Rieck, Christiane F., Kai Hermann, Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo [Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.], published 2011, →ISBN, page 216:
      Ich dachte, das kann doch nicht wahr sein, dass Atze sich den Goldenen Schuss gesetzt hat. Ausgerechnet Atze, der so cool mit dem Dope umging.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (rare, informal) windfall
  3. (sports) decisive goal shot

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