Alemannic German
Etymology
From French paillasse, itself borrowed from Italian pagliaccio. Compare Romansch pajass, Italian bajazzo.
Noun
Pajass m
- fool, buffoon; idiot
- 2010, Pedro Lenz, Der Goalie bin ig, Der Gesunde Menschen Versand 2014, p. 9:
- Der Ueli isch es Pajass, Tschuudigung.
- Sorry, but Uli's a moron.