großkotzig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

According to the Kluge, the word is first attested in Berlin's 19th c. Hochsprache as an adjective synonymous with 'he who wins a pissing contest'.

According to the Duden, the substantive Großkotz (a bighead, a cocky person) came first and out of Yiddish גרױסקצין (groyskotsn, a filthy rich person or a pompous git), derived in turn from קָצִין (katsín, a leader or officer), of uncertain etymology but perhaps related to קצה (end or tip) in the sense of 'end of the chain of command in the army'.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

großkotzig (strong nominative masculine singular großkotziger, comparative großkotziger, superlative am großkotzigsten)

  1. exaggeratedly generous

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • מילון כיס דו לשוני עברי-גרמני גרמני-עברי כולל תעתיק מלא / Zweisprachiges Taschenwörterbuch Deutsch-Hebräisch Hebräisch-Deutsch mit vollständiger Transliteration,פרולוג מוציאים לאור בע״מ / Prolog Verlag GmbH, Israel 2006, p. 180. →ISBN

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