Gamasche

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gamache.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmaʃə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʃə

Noun

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Gamasche f (genitive Gamasche, plural Gamaschen)

  1. (covering worn over a shoe) spat, legwarmer
  2. (Northern Germany, colloquial, with haben or kriegen) fear, angst
    • 2018 July 12, Siegfrid Breuer, “Beate Zschaepe: Ein politisches Urteil. Justiz der BRD 2018.”, in de.soc.politik.misc[1] (Usenet):
      Kann das der Dumpfbacke mal einer zitieren, er hat ja Gamaschen vor Leuten die intelligenter sind als er.
      Can someone quote it to the git, for he has fear of people who are more intelligent than him?

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Polish: kamasz

Further reading

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