bunkern

From Bunker (“bunker, place for storing coal”) +‎ -n.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊŋkərn/, [ˈbʊŋ.kɐn]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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bunkern (weak, third-person singular present bunkert, past tense bunkerte, past participle gebunkert, auxiliary haben)

1. (nautical) to load (something) into a ship’s bunker

   Der Kapitän hatte nur die halbe Menge Kohle bunkern lassen.

   The captain had ordered to bunker only half the usual amount of coal.

2. (figurative, informal) to hoard, to stash, to amass (and hide)

   Synonyms: horten, hamstern, ansammeln, verstecken

   • 2003, “Der Steuersong”, performed by Elmar Brandt:

     Ich greif euch tief in die Tasche / Jeder von euch Spackos bunkert irgendwo noch Asche / Und die hol ich mir, die find ich schon, egal wo sie liegt.

     I've got my hands deep inside your pockets / Every one of you fuckers is hoarding some dough somewhere / And that's what I'm going for, I'll find it, no matter where it is

bunkern

1. definite singular of bunker