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A situation in which one thing is pretending to be another. From Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6, The Ersatz Elevator, page 129
"Not only are there no ropes," Violet said. "There's no endlessly looped belt, push-button console, or electromagnetic braking system. I don't even see an enclosed platform."
"I knew it," Klaus said, in hushed excitement. " I knew the elevator was ersatz.
Ersatz by Bboops23 November 7, 2004
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Fake, phony; not real.
Look at her, lording it up in that ersatz Gucci outfit...she makes me so sick.
ersatz by Shawn B. June 4, 2003
The show "Mad TV" is an ersatz "Saturday Night Live".
ersatz by AbnormalBoy May 7, 2004
A modern athletic uniform, particularly in professional baseball, that recreates the appearance of satin uniforms worn for early night games, but using materials other than satin. A type of fauxback or throwback uniform. Compound of ersatz and satin.
The Dodgers' new ersatins look good, but they lack the shimmer of the 1940s originals.
Ersatin by arrscott October 6, 2011
Hates sarcasm, loves the little things, makes creepy faces at people— probably just to weird them out. She is always bored!
Dang Eratzy won’t stop staring!
eratzy by Mzilla April 8, 2019

ecsatzia 

kurwa ja mam ecstazie
ecsatzia by David February 22, 2005
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