verzapfen

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German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ Zapfen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sap͡fn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧zap‧fen
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Verb

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verzapfen (weak, third-person singular present verzapft, past tense verzapfte, past participle verzapft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (woodworking) to mortise
  2. to serve from the keg (especially of beer)
  3. (colloquial) to do or talk nonsense
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 317:
      „Aber was gab er denn Neues zum besten?“ „Nichts weiter Neues … Ja, es war die reine Chemie, was er heute verzapfte“, ließ Joachim sich widerstrebend herbei, zu berichten.
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Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • verzapfen” in Duden online
  • verzapfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache