Quatsch

German

Etymology

From the verb quatschen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvatʃ/

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Noun

Quatsch m (genitive Quatsches, no plural)

1. (colloquial) verbal nonsense

   Synonyms: Stuss, Unsinn

   Was für Quatsch ist das? ― What kind of nonsense is that?

2. used to acknowledge that the speaker has just misspoken and to introduce the correction

   Zuhause habe ich ein Meerschwein, Quatsch, ein Meerschweinchen.

   At home I have a porpoise, I mean a guinea pig.

Related terms

• quatschen
• Quatschkopf

Further reading

• “Quatsch” in Duden online