Rabauke
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German Rabauke, dimunitive of Rabau (“rogue, scoundrel”), from Dutch rabauw, from Middle Dutch rabaut, from Old French ribaut.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Rabauke m (weak, genitive Rabauken, plural Rabauken)
- (colloquial) rascal
- 2012, Arezu Weitholz, Wenn die Nacht am stillsten ist[1], Antje Kunstmann, →ISBN, page 118:
- Rollins war ein Muskelpaket, ein herumbrüllender und dabei blitzgescheiter Rabauke, er war punkgewordene Hirnmasse, die totale Antithese aller Poptrottel.
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Declension
Declension of Rabauke [masculine, weak]
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