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Gammel- (prefix)
gammelig- (adj)
   rotten, bad, spoiled (meat); scruffy, untidy

Zehntausende Männer müssen einrücken, obwohl die Bundeswehr sie gar nicht braucht. Ohne den Gammeldienst würde Deutschland jährlich eine halbe Milliarde Euro sparen.
Tens of thousands of men have to be inducted, although the [German] army doesn't really need them. Doing without such goof-off duty would save Germany half a billion euros annually.
Sie erschien im Gammel-Look.
She appeared dressed as a bum/hippie.

Related:
der Gammel junk, trash
gammeln to go bad, turn rotten; bum/loaf around
der Gammeldienst goof-off duty, lazy spell of duty
die Gammelei goofing off, loafing around
das Gammelfleisch bad/spoiled/rotten meat
der Gammel-Look scruffy/untidy look
der Gammler bum, hippie, long-haired type

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