luftmenschen

Variant of luftmensch

luftmensch definition

luft·mensch (lo̵oft′mens̸h′)

noun pl. luftmenschen -·mensch′en (-men′s̸hən)

an impractical, unrealistic person

Etymology: Yiddish < Ger luft, air (see Luftwaffe) + mensch, person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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