flapsig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Flaps (lout, oaf, churl) +‎ -ig, ultimately from flapp, imitative of the sound of clapping. Further meanings developed in the German Low German [Term?] and Central German dialects and vernaculars. Compare German Flappe (twisted mouth, hanging bottom lip).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflapsɪç/
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Adjective[edit]

flapsig (strong nominative masculine singular flapsiger, comparative flapsiger, superlative am flapsigsten)

  1. nonchalant, unheeding, impolite

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