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The word "Schmähgedicht" (defamatory poem or poem of vituperation) was added to the German dictionary Duden in 2017, along with about 5,000 other words. It describes a poem that disparages and belittles others.

Sprachwissenschaft
A "Schmähgedicht" (IPA: [ˈʃmɛːɡəˌdɪçt]), plural: Schmäh·ge·dich·te, describes in literature a poem that deliberately ridicules, hurts and mocks. The word is a determiner compound of the stem of the verb "schmähen" (defame) and the noun "Gedicht" (poem). Antonyms of this are encomium and praise poem (panegyric).

Classical History
The expression is already documented in Goethe and Friedrich Rückert.

Karl Ernst Georges subdivided "Schmähgedichte" into different types:


 * carmen probrosum: A poem that brings shame and disgrace.
 * carmen famosum: A poem that brings ill repute.
 * carmen maledicens or maledicum: A poem in vituperative terms.
 * carmen refertum contumeliis alcis: A poem filled with disgraceful expressions about someone.

Modern History
See also: Böhmermann-affaire From a modern perspective, the word was given a revival in 2016 by the satirist and television presenter Jan Böhmermann. He titled a lyrical poem with the determinative compound of poem and vituperation. The subject of the verse was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who then brought an action for an injunction before the German courts through his lawyer. The word's newfound notoriety prompted the Duden to include the term in their collective work, along with 5,000 other words.

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