ankeilen

Pronunciation: /ˈɑn.kɛi̯.lə(n)/

“ankeilen” is a Dutch word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to publish a short text on the front or main page of a newspaper, magazine, or news website in order to introduce an article elsewhere in that publication

Etymology

Pseudo-Germanism, possibly derived from obsolete German ankeilen (“to secure something with a wedge”) or now chiefly colloquial Austrian German ankeilen (“to accost someone in order to sell them something”). It is unclear how the term acquired its present meaning in Dutch.

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